מַחֲלֹקֶת
maḥălōqet
division
Strong's H4256NounHebrewTWOT 669d

מַחֲלֹקֶת (maḥălōqet) is a Hebrew noun meaning division. It appears 42 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4256).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 669d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 669d)division, course; section; company, portion
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת noun, feminine: division, course

Strong's H4256 מַחֲלֹקֶת: a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)
KJV:company, course, division, portion. See also H5555.

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: חָלַק ḥālaq — 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…

See it in Scripture

Joshua 11:231 Chronicles 23:62 Chronicles 5:11

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