Usually translated as
parcel, portion, field, flattering, plat, flattery, ground, part, piece of land, smooth, slippery place
Occurrences
Chelqâh occurs 29 times in 25 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Ruth (2), 2 Samuel (4), 2 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (2), Job (1), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Amos (1)
- Genesis 27:16 — And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth (חֶלְקַ֥ת) of his neck:
- Genesis 33:19 — And he bought a parcel (חֶלְקַ֣ת) of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
- Deuteronomy 33:21 — And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion (חֶלְקַ֥ת) of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
- Joshua 24:32 — And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel (בְּחֶלְקַ֣ת) of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
- Ruth 2:3 — And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part (חֶלְקַ֤ת) of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
- Ruth 4:3 — And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel (חֶלְקַת֙) of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
- 2 Samuel 14:30 — Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field (חֶלְקַ֨ת) is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
- 2 Samuel 14:30 — Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field (הַחֶלְקָ֖ה) on fire.
- 2 Samuel 14:31 — Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field (הַחֶלְקָ֥ה) on fire?
- 2 Samuel 23:11 — And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece (חֶלְקַ֤ת) of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 23:12 — But he stood in the midst of the ground (הַֽחֶלְקָה֙), and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
- 2 Kings 3:19 — And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land (הַחֶלְקָ֣ה) with stones.
- 2 Kings 3:25 — And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece (חֶלְקָ֣ה) of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
- 2 Kings 9:21 — And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion (בְּחֶלְקַ֖ת) of Naboth the Jezreelite.
- 2 Kings 9:25 — Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion (בְּחֶלְקַ֕ת) of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
- 2 Kings 9:26 — Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat (בַּחֶלְקָ֥ה), saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 9:26 — Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat (בַּחֶלְקָ֖ה) of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 11:13 — He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel (חֶלְקַ֥ת) of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
- 1 Chronicles 11:14 — And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel (הַחֶלְקָה֙), and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
- Job 24:18 — He is swift as the waters; their portion (חֶלְקָתָ֣ם) is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
- Psalms 12:2 — They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering (חֲלָק֑וֹת) lips and with a double heart do they speak.
- Psalms 12:3 — The LORD shall cut off all flattering (חֲלָק֑וֹת) lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
- Psalms 73:18 — Surely thou didst set them in slippery places (בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת): thou castedst them down into destruction.
- Proverbs 6:24 — To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery (מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת) of the tongue of a strange woman.
- Isaiah 30:10 — Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things (חֲלָק֔וֹת), prophesy deceits:
- Jeremiah 12:10 — Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot (חֶלְקָתִ֑י), they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
- Jeremiah 12:10 — Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion (חֶלְקַ֥ת) a desolate wilderness.
- Amos 4:7 — And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece (חֶלְקָ֤ה) was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
- Amos 4:7 — And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece (וְחֶלְקָ֛ה) whereupon it rained not withered.