חֵלֶק (ḥēleq) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning smoothness. It appears
67 times
in 24 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2506).
Also rendered
portion
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 669a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 669a)portion, tract, territory; share; possession; award; smoothness, allotment; flattery, inheritance, part
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֵ֫לֶקnoun, masculine: portion, tract, territory
1.portion, share
2.portion, tract, of land
3.hence portion, i.e. (acquired) possession
4.chosen portion, habitual mode of life
5.portion, award, from God
Strong's H2506חֵלֶק: properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment KJV:flattery, inheritance, part, × partake, portion.
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.
Root family 669: חָלַקḥālaq — 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…