I. חֶלְקָה noun feminine portion of ground; — absolute ׳ח Amos 4:7 (twice in verse) + 8 t.; construct חֶלְקַת Genesis 33:19 12t.; suffix חֶלְקָתִי Jeremiah 12:10; חֶלְקָתָם Job 24:18; portion of ground, 1 especially

a. הַשָּׂדֶה ׳ח = the clearly divided field Genesis 33:19; Joshua 24:32 (both E), 2 Samuel 23:11; Ruth 2:3; Ruth 4:3; 2 Kings 9:25; 1 Chronicles 11:13. Also

b. without השׂדה Amos 4:7 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 14:30 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 14:31; 2 Samuel 23:12; 2 Kings 3:19,25; 2 Kings 9:21,26 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 11:14; Job 24:18; of ׳יs land Jeremiah 12:10 (twice in verse) ("" כַּרְמִי); compare also proper name, of a location חלקת חַצֻּרִים 2 Samuel 2:16 field of sword-edges (Dr), ᵐ5 Ew^{G iii. 156, Eng. tr. 114} We read הַצֹּדִים ׳ח field of plotters or liers-in-wait (see Dr).

2 portion of ground assigned to one, מחקק ׳ח Deuteronomy 33:21 commander's portion.

II. [חֶלְקָה] noun feminine smooth part, smoothness, flattery; — construct חֶלְקַת Genesis 27:16; Proverbs 6:24; plural חֲלָקוֺת Psalm 12:3 3t.; —

1 smoothness, smooth part חֶלְקַת צַוָּארָיו Genesis 27:16.

2 plural slippery places Psalm 73:18 figurative of situation of wicked.

3 smoothness = flattery ׳שְׂפַת חִ Psalm 12:3, compare Psalm 12:4; חֶלְקַת לָשׁוֺן Proverbs 6:24; = substantive plural smooth things, i.e. agreeable, flattering things Isaiah 30:10. — 1.חֶלְקָה see below I. חלק.