מַחְלְקוֹת֙ — 1 Chronicles 28:21 Hebrew Word Study

מַחְלְקוֹת֙

𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕

macheleqot

the divisions

from חָלַק; a section (of Levites, people or soldiers); company, course, division, portion. See also סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת.

H4256

1 Chronicles 28:21 · Word #2

Lexicon `H4256`

Lemma	מַחֲלֹקֶת
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕
Transliteration	machălôqeth
Strong's	H4256
In-context	the divisions

Morphology `HNcfpc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`f` — Feminine — Feminine
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H4256-13`

apportioned-divisions

Root	חלק (ḥ-l-q)
Core Meanings	divide, apportion, share, allot, portion out, smoothness
Semantic Range	divisions, portions, allotments, companies, courses (especially of priests or soldiers), organized groups formed by distribution
Conceptual Significance	Often used for priestly or Levitical courses and military or tribal groupings, the term reflects the ordered distribution of roles and inheritances within Israel. It conveys the covenantal principle that people, land, and service are apportioned according to divinely established order.
Morphological Notes	Common feminine noun from מַחֲלֹקֶת in the plural (absolute or construct). No pronominal suffix. Feminine plural ending -וֹת.
Rendering Rationale	The noun derives from the root חלק, "to divide or apportion," and refers to groups or portions formed by dividing a larger whole. The form is feminine plural (HNcfp), so the rendering preserves plurality with "divisions" while "apportioned" reflects the root idea of deliberate allotment.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חלק (divide, apportion, share, allot, portion out, smoothness)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2505-01`	achaleq	I will portion out
`H2505-02`	achaleqah	Let me apportion
`H2505-03`	achaleqem	I will apportion them
`H2519-01`	bachalaqelaqot	with the smooth slipperinesses
`H2513-02`	bachalaqot	in the smooth places
`H2513-01`	bachalaqot	in the smooth places
`H2513-03`	bacheleqah	on the apportioned-plot
`H2505-04`	bechaleqam	in their apportioning-out
`H2511-01`	bechaleqey	among the smooth ones of
`H2506-01`	becheleq	in the apportioned-portion of
`H2513-04`	becheleqat	in the allotted-portion of
`H4255-01`	bemacheleqatehon	in their apportioned divisions
`H4256-01`	bemacheleqot	in the apportioned divisions
`H4256-02`	bemacheleqotam	in their apportioned divisions
`H4256-03`	bemacheleqoteyhem	in their apportioned divisions
`H2505-07`	chalaq	a smooth one
`H2505-06`	chalaq	a smooth-tongued man
`H2505-05`	chalaq	a smooth one (masculine singular)
`H2508-01`	chalaqeh	his apportioned portion
`H2506-02`	chalaqim	allotted portions
`H2513-05`	chalaqot	smooth-things
`H2505-08`	chaleq	Apportion out!
`H2505-09`	chalequ	they apportioned out
`H2512-01`	chaluqey	smooth ones of
`H2489-01`	chelekhah	a darkened, wretched woman
`H2506-03`	cheleq	allotted portion
`H2506-04`	cheleq	an apportioned share
`H2513-06`	cheleqah	a smooth tract
`H2506-05`	cheleqam	their apportioned share
`H2513-09`	cheleqat	allotted-portion-of
`H2513-07`	cheleqat	portion-of (feminine singular construct)
`H2513-08`	cheleqat	allotted-portion-of
`H2513-10`	cheleqatam	their allotted-portion
`H2513-11`	cheleqati	my allotted portion
`H2517-01`	cheleqay	My-Portion
`H2506-06`	cheleqekha	your allotted share
`H2506-07`	cheleqekhe	your allotted-portion
`H2506-08`	cheleqeyhem	their allotted shares
`H2506-09`	cheleqi	my allotted share
`H2506-10`	cheleqo	his apportioned share
`H2505-10`	chileqam	he has apportioned them
`H2505-11`	chileqatah	she has apportioned her
`H2518-01`	chileqiyah	My-Portion-is-Yah
`H2518-02`	chileqiyahu	My-Portion-Is-Yahu
`H2505-12`	chilequ	you (masculine plural) apportioned / they (plural) portioned out
`H2505-13`	choleq	one who apportions
`H2505-14`	chulaq	he was portioned out
`H2506-11`	hachalaqim	the apportioned shares
`H2506-12`	hacheleq	the apportioned-share
`H2513-12`	hacheleqah	the smooth-portion
`H2516-01`	hacheleqi	the Portionite
`H4256-04`	hamachaloqet	the apportioned division
`H4256-06`	hamacheleqot	the apportionments
`H4256-05`	hamacheleqot	the divisions
`H2510-01`	hechalaq	the Smooth (Mountain)
`H2505-15`	hecheliq	he caused to be smooth
`H2505-16`	hecheliqah	she has made smooth
`H2519-02`	kachalaqelaqot	like slick-smooth places
`H2506-13`	kecheleq	like a portion
`H4256-07`	kemacheleqotam	according to their apportioned divisions
`H4256-08`	kemacheleqoteyhem	according to their apportioned divisions
`H4256-09`	kemacheleqoteykhem	according to your apportioned divisions
`H2505-17`	lachaliq	to apportion
`H2505-18`	lachaloq	to portion out
`H2506-15`	lecheleq	for a portion
`H2506-14`	lecheleq	for a portion
`H2518-03`	lechileqiyah	to Ḥilqiyah (Portion-of-Yah)
`H4256-10`	lemacheleqot	to the apportionment-divisions
`H2505-19`	machaliq	one who makes smooth
`H4256-11`	machaloqet	apportioned-division of
`H4256-12`	machaluqeto	his apportioned-division
`H4256-14`	macheleqotam	their allotted divisions
`H2505-20`	mechaleq	the apportioning one
`H2513-13`	mecheleqat	smooth-portion of
`H2505-21`	mimachaliq	than one who makes-smooth (with words)
`H2505-22`	tachelequ	you men will apportion
`H2505-23`	techaleq	she will be apportioned / she will apportion out
`H2505-24`	techulaq	she shall be apportioned out
`H2506-16`	ukhecheleq	and as an allotted-portion-of
`H4256-15`	ulemacheleqot	and for the apportioning-divisions of
`H4256-16`	umachaluqeto	and his apportioned-division
`H2519-03`	vachalaqelaqot	and slick-smooth flatteries
`H2515-01`	vachaluqat	and the apportionment of
`H2505-25`	vatacheleqem	and you apportioned them
`H2505-26`	vayachelequ	and they apportioned out
`H2505-27`	vayachelequm	and they apportioned them
`H2505-28`	vayechaleq	and he apportioned out
`H2505-29`	vayechaleqem	and he apportioned them
`H2505-30`	vayechalequ	and they apportioned
`H2509-01`	vechalaq	and smooth (one)
`H2506-17`	vecheleq	and an allotted portion
`H2513-14`	vecheleqah	and a portioned-tract
`H2506-18`	vecheleqi	and my allotted-portion
`H2505-31`	vechilaqetam	and you apportioned them
`H2505-32`	vechilaqetem	and you all apportioned out
`H2518-04`	vechileqiyah	and Yah-is-my-Portion
`H2505-33`	vechulaq	and he was portioned out
`H2505-34`	vehitechalequ	and they apportioned themselves
`H2505-35`	yachaliqun	they make-smooth
`H2505-36`	yachaloq	he will apportion
`H2505-37`	yachaloqu	they will portion out
`H2505-38`	yechaleq	he will apportion out
`H2505-39`	yechalequ	they will apportion out

Word Usage (42 occurrences of H4256)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Joshua 11:23	כְּ/מַחְלְקֹתָ֖/ם	kemacheleqotam	according to their divisions
Joshua 12:7	כְּ/מַחְלְקֹתָֽ/ם	kemacheleqotam	according to their divisions
Joshua 18:10	כְּ/מַחְלְקֹתָֽ/ם	kemacheleqotam	according to their divisions
Ezekiel 48:29	מַחְלְקוֹתָ֔/ם	macheleqotam	their portions
Nehemiah 11:36	מַחְלְק֥וֹת	macheleqot	divisions
1 Chronicles 23:6	מַחְלְק֑וֹת	macheleqot	divisions
1 Chronicles 24:1	מַחְלְקוֹתָ֑/ם	macheleqotam	their divisions
1 Chronicles 26:1	לְ/מַחְלְק֖וֹת	lemacheleqot	for the divisions
1 Chronicles 26:12	מַחְלְק֨וֹת	macheleqot	divisions
1 Chronicles 26:19	מַחְלְקוֹת֙	macheleqot	divisions
1 Chronicles 27:1	הַֽ/מַּחְלְק֗וֹת	hamacheleqot	of the divisions
1 Chronicles 27:1	הַֽ/מַּחֲלֹ֨קֶת֙	hamachaloqet	the division
1 Chronicles 27:2	הַ/מַּחֲלֹ֤קֶת	hamachaloqet	the division
1 Chronicles 27:2	מַֽחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:4	מַחֲלֹ֣קֶת	machaloqet	the division
1 Chronicles 27:4	וּ/מַ֣חֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	umachaluqeto	and his division
1 Chronicles 27:4	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:5	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:6	וּ/מַ֣חֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	umachaluqeto	and his division
1 Chronicles 27:7	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:8	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:9	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:10	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:11	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:12	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:13	מַֽחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:14	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 27:15	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔/וֹ	machaluqeto	his division
1 Chronicles 28:1	הַ/מַּחְלְק֣וֹת	hamacheleqot	the divisions
1 Chronicles 28:13	וּֽ/לְ/מַחְלְקוֹת֙	ulemacheleqot	for the divisions
1 Chronicles 28:21	מַחְלְקוֹת֙	macheleqot	the divisions
2 Chronicles 5:11	לְ/מַחְלְקֽוֹת	lemacheleqot	divisions
2 Chronicles 8:14	מַחְלְק֨וֹת	macheleqot	the divisions
2 Chronicles 8:14	בְּ/מַחְלְקוֹתָ֖/ם	bemacheleqotam	by their divisions
2 Chronicles 23:8	הַֽ/מַּחְלְקֽוֹת	hamacheleqot	the divisions
2 Chronicles 31:2	מַחְלְק֣וֹת	macheleqot	divisions
2 Chronicles 31:2	מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞/ם	macheleqotam	their divisions
2 Chronicles 31:15	בְּ/מַחְלְק֔וֹת	bemacheleqot	by divisions
2 Chronicles 31:16	כְּ/מַחְלְקוֹתֵי/הֶֽם	kemacheleqoteyhem	according to their divisions
2 Chronicles 31:17	בְּ/מַחְלְקוֹתֵי/הֶֽם	bemacheleqoteyhem	in their divisions
2 Chronicles 35:4	כְּ/מַחְלְקוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם	kemacheleqoteykhem	in your divisions
2 Chronicles 35:10	מַחְלְקוֹתָ֖/ם	macheleqotam	their divisions

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Lexicon H4256

Morphology HNcfpc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4256-13

Words from Root חלק (divide, apportion, share, allot, portion out, smoothness)

Word Usage (42 occurrences of H4256)

Lexicon `H4256`

Morphology `HNcfpc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4256-13`