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Lexicon :: Strong's H4256 - maḥălōqeṯ

Aa
מַחֲלֹקֶת
Transliteration
maḥălōqeṯ
Pronunciation
makh-al-o'-keth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 669d

Strong’s Definitions

מַחֲלֹקֶת machălôqeth, makh-al-o'-keth; from H2505; a section (of Levites, people or soldiers):—company, course, division, portion. See also H5555.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H4256 in the following manner: course (33x), divisions (8x), portions (1x), companies (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H4256 in the following manner: course (33x), divisions (8x), portions (1x), companies (1x).

  1. division, course, class, share, allotment

    1. division, part

    2. division, class, course

      1. of priests, Levites (technical term of organisation)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחֲלֹקֶת machălôqeth, makh-al-o'-keth; from H2505; a section (of Levites, people or soldiers):—company, course, division, portion. See also H5555.
STRONGS H4256: Abbreviations
מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת noun feminine division, course (almost wholly Chronicles) — מ׳ absolute 1 Chronicles 27:1, 2; construct 1 Chronicles 27:4; suffix מַחֲלֻקְתּוֺ 1 Chronicles 27:2 + 14 times 1 Chronicles 27; absolute מַחְלְקוֺת 1 Chronicles 23:6 + 6 times Chronicles + 1 Samuel 23:28 (see below); construct id. 1 Chronicles 26:12 + 5 times Chronicles + Nehemiah 11:36; suffix מַחְלְקוֺתֵיכֶם 2 Chronicles 35:4; מַחְלְקוֺתֵיהֶם 2 Chronicles 31:16, 17; מַחְלְקוֺתָם 1 Chronicles 24:1 + 3 times in Chronicles; מַחְלְקֹתָם Joshua 11:23; Joshua 12:7; Joshua 18:10; Ezekiel 48:29; —
1. division, part, of land assigned to the several tribes of Israel Joshua 11:23; Joshua 12:7 (both D) Joshua 18:10 (J E; others, divisions of Israel, but see) Ezekiel 48:29.
2. technical term of organization of priests and Levites (late), 1 Chronicles 23:6; 1 Chronicles 24:1; 1 Chronicles 26:1, 12, 19; 2 Chronicles 8:14 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 31:2 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 35:4, 10; Nehemiah 11:36 + 25 times in Chronicles, + (of royal officials) 1 Chronicles 28:1 — סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֺת proper name 1 Samuel 23:28 was popularly connected with this √, = rock of divisions, where Saul and David parted from neighbourhood of each other (Dr) so Vrss Th and others; Bö Klo, where their forces lay divided from each other; originally connection was perhaps with H2505 II. חלק, smooth, slippery; Ges De W Ke and others explanation here as rock of escapes, but this meaning for חלק dubious.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H4255.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

11:23; 11:23; 12:7; 12:7; 18:10; 18:10

1 Samuel

23:28; 23:28

1 Chronicles

23:6; 23:6; 24:1; 24:1; 26:1; 26:12; 26:12; 26:19; 27; 27:1; 27:2; 27:2; 27:4; 28:1

2 Chronicles

8:14; 31:2; 31:16; 31:17; 35:4; 35:4; 35:10

Nehemiah

11:36; 11:36

Ezekiel

48:29; 48:29

H4256

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4256 matches the Hebrew מַחֲלֹקֶת (maḥălōqeṯ),
which occurs 42 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - So Joshua took all the land, as the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it to the children of Israel as their heritage, making division of it among them by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:7 - And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel overcame on the west side of Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir; and Joshua gave the land to the tribes of Israel for a heritage, in keeping with their divisions;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:10 - And Joshua made the distribution for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6 - And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:1 - Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:1 - For the divisions of the door-keepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12 - Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:19 - These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:2 - Over the first division for the first month was Ishbaal, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4 - And over the division for the second month was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5 - The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:6 - This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:7 - The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:8 - The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:9 - The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:10 - The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:11 - The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:12 - The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:13 - The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:14 - The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15 - The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - And David got together at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the captains of the divisions waiting on the king in turn, and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the controllers of all the goods and property of the king and his sons, with the unsexed servants and the great men of war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:13 - And for the divisions of the priests and Levites, and for all the work in connection with the worship of the house of the Lord, and all the vessels used in the house of the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:21 - And see, there are the divisions of the priests and Levites for all the work of the house of God; and every trained and expert workman will be ready to do for you whatever is needed; and the captains and the people will be under your orders in everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:11 - Now when the priests had come out of the holy place, (for all the priests who were present had made themselves holy, not keeping to their divisions;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:14 - And he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:8 - So the Levites and all Judah did as Jehoiada the priest had given them orders: every one took with him his men, those who were to come in and those who were to go out on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada had not sent away the divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:2 - Then Hezekiah put in order the divisions of the priests and Levites, every man in his division, in relation to his work, for the burned offerings and peace-offerings, and for the ordering of worship and for giving praise at the doors of the Lord's house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:15 - And under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah and Amariah and Shecaniah, in the towns of the priests, who were made responsible for giving it to all their brothers, by divisions, to small and great:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:16 - As well as to all the males, of three years old and over, listed by their families, who went into the house of the Lord to do what was needed day by day, for their special work with their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:17 - And the families of the priests were listed by their fathers' names, but the Levites, of twenty years old and over, were listed in relation to their work in their divisions;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:4 - And make yourselves ready in your divisions, by your families, as it is ordered in the writings of David, king of Israel, and of Solomon his son;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:10 - So everything was made ready and the priests took their places with the Levites in their divisions, as the king had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:36 - And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:29 - This is the land of which distribution is to be made by the decision of the Lord, among the tribes of Israel for their heritage, and these are their heritages, says the Lord.
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