חָלַק (ḥālaq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be smooth. It appears
65 times
in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2505).
Also rendered
divide
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 669)
Range of meaning (TWOT 669)divide, share; apportion, assign, distribute, impart, divide up, plunder; divide oneself, be divided; scatter; among themselves; to receive a portion; be smooth, separate; deal, flatter, give, part, partner, take away a portion…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָלַקverb: divide, share
Qal
1.divide, apportion
2.assign, distribute
3.assign, impart
4.share
5.divide up = plunder the temple
Niphalimperfect
1.reflex. divide oneself
2.passive be divided
3.transitive assign, distribute
Piel
1.divide, apportion
2.assign, distribute
3.scatter
Pualbe divided, of land
Hithpaeldivide land among themselves
Hiphilto receive a portion
Strong's H2505חָלַק: to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate KJV:deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.