Deuteronomy 18:1:6Deut.18.1.W6TAB
חֵ֥לֶק
helek
“portion”
- Transliteration
- HE-lek
- Extended
- HEH-lehk
- IPA
- /ˈħeːlɛk/
Meaning by language
- English
- portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-lek
- phraseyour reading level
HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH
- clause
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
LO-yi-he-YEH la-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YIM kol-SHE-vet le-VI HE-lek ve-na-kha-LAH im-yis-ra-EL i-SHEI Ye-ho-VAH ve-na-kha-la-TO yo-khe-LUN
Exegesis
The nouns chelek {חֵלֶק | ḥêleq} ‘portion’ and nachalah {נַחֲלָה | nāḥălâ} ‘inheritance’ form a synonymous pair denoting entitlement.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-qchet–lamed–qof
“to divide, assign a portion”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:1
The Levitical priests—the entire tribe of Levi—shall have no share or inherited allotment with Israel; they shall eat the fire-offerings presented to the LORD as their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:1, so the Hebrew word חֵ֥לֶק (helek) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.1.W6.S1) and character.