Words the Bible translates as portion
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 15 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- naḥalahנַחֲלָהan allotted, inalienable share: the permanent portion (most often a piece of land) that is assigned to someone and stays bound to them and their family line
- merosμέροςa part of a whole: a piece, share, region, or side, as set against the entirety
- klērosκλῆροςthe share that falls to a person: the place, portion, or inheritance assigned to someone rather than earned or chosen
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- a lot: a small marked object thrown or drawn to settle a question, so that the outcome is nobody's choice
- ḥoqחֹקan allotted portion: a fixed share, ration, or due that is assigned to someone.
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- a statute: a binding rule that has been laid down and set in force, whether by God or by a human authority.
- a fixed limit: a boundary or bound that has been set and may not be crossed.
- metronμέτρονan allotted portion: the specific amount or share that God or Christ assigns to a person
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- a measure: the vessel or rod used to measure something, or the amount it holds
- a fixed quota that must be filled before judgment falls, as in filling up the measure of guilt
- goralגּוֹרָלlot: the object cast to let a decision fall outside human control, and the share or destiny that falls to a person by it
- ḥeleqחֵלֶקportion: the share that falls to someone, whether land, goods, or one's lot in life.
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- smoothness, flattery: smooth and seductive speech that flatters in order to mislead.
- ḥevelחֶבֶלa measured portion of land: an allotted territory or region, marked off as if by a measuring line
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- a cord or rope: a length of twisted fiber used to bind, lift, hold, or measure
- a band or company: a group of people bound together as a unit
- pangs: the sharp, gripping pains of childbirth, used as an image of sudden anguish
- maḥaloqetמַחֲלֹקֶתa division: a distinct section marked off from a larger organized body
- ḥelqahחֶלְקָהa plot of ground: a distinct, marked-off piece of land, and by extension the share of land assigned to someone
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- smoothness: a smooth or slippery surface, and figuratively smooth, flattering speech intended to deceive
- mishḥahמִשְׁחָהconsecrated portion: the share of the offerings assigned to the priests by right of their anointing
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- anointing: the sacred rite of pouring or smearing consecrating oil to set a person or object apart for God, and the holy oil used to perform it
- masetמַשְׂאֵתsomething lifted up or borne: a raised signal, a portion or gift carried to someone, or a payment rendered to an authority
- manahמָנָהa portion: a share of food or goods measured out and handed to one particular person
- menatמְנָתan allotted share: the amount someone in authority has already fixed for a person, whether a standing allowance to be drawn or a fate handed down
- ḥalaqחֲלָקportionnot studied yet
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