Machlᵉqâh — H4255

Definition

feminine noun

a section (of the Levites)

1. class, division
1. of priests and Levites

Usually translated as

course

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H4256

• Machălôqeth (H4256)

Greek equivalents

• merismós (G3311)

Occurrences

Machlᵉqâh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1)

• Ezra 6:18 — And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses (בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן), for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.