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ḥālaq חָלַקAto divide, Bto smooth’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: חָלַק, חָלַק

ḥālaq v
A1) to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to divide, apportion
  1a2) to assign, distribute
  1a3) to assign, impart
  1a4) to share
  1a5) to divide up, plunder
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to divide oneself
  1b2) to be divided
  1b3) to assign, distribute
 1c) (Piel)
  1c1) to divide, apportion
  1c2) to assign, distribute
  1c3) to scatter
 1d) (Pual) to be divided
 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part
 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves
B1) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful
 1a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery
 1b) (Hiphil)
  1b1) to be smooth
  1b2) to flatter

Mentioned in Genesis 49:27, 49:7, 14:15 Exodus 15:9 Numbers 26:55, 26:53, 26:56 Deuteronomy 29:25, 4:19 Joshua 19:51, 22:8, 13:7, 14:5, 18:10, 18:2, 18:5 Judges 5:30 1 Samuel 30:24 2 Samuel 6:19, 19:30 1 Kings 16:21, 18:6 Isaiah 33:23, 41:7, 9:2, 53:12, 34:17 Jeremiah 37:12 Ezekiel 5:1, 47:21 Hosea 10:2 Joel 4:2 Amos 7:17 Micah 2:4 Zechariah 14:1 Psalms 5:10, 36:3, 60:8, 108:8, 22:19, 68:13, 55:22 Proverbs 28:23, 17:2, 29:24, 2:16, 7:5, 16:19, 29:5 Job 38:24, 21:17, 39:17, 27:17 Lamentations 4:16 Daniel 11:39 Nehemiah 13:13, 9:22 1 Chronicles 24:4, 24:3, 16:3, 24:5, 23:6 2 Chronicles 28:21, 23:18

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