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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2489. חֵלְכָה (chelekah) -- Portion, tract, plot, territory</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2489.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/10-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2489.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2489</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2488.htm" title="2488">◄</a> 2489. chelekah <a href="../hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chelekah: Portion, tract, plot, territory</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֵלְכָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chelka'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kheh-leh-kah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khay-lek-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Portion, tract, plot, territory<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a wretch, unfortunate<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root word חלק (chelek), meaning "portion" or "share."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G2819 κλῆρος (kleros) – meaning "lot," "portion," or "inheritance."<p> - G5564 χωρίον (chorion) – meaning "place," "field," or "property."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chelekah" refers to a portion or tract of land, often used to describe a specific plot or territory. It is typically used in the context of land division, inheritance, or allocation of property. The term emphasizes the idea of a designated or allotted space, often with a sense of ownership or stewardship.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, land was a critical component of identity, inheritance, and sustenance. The division of land among the tribes of Israel was a significant event, as recorded in the book of Joshua. Each tribe received a "chelekah," or portion, of the Promised Land, which was further divided among families. This allocation was not only practical but also held spiritual significance, as the land was seen as a gift from God, a fulfillment of His promise to Abraham and his descendants.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>hapless, unfortunate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>unfortunate (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">ֵחלְכָה</font> read <font class="hebrew2">חַלְכֶּה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">חֶלְכֶּה</font>, or <font class="hebrew2">חָלְכֶּה</font>, </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>helpless, unfortunate</b></font>, only as substantive <em>hapless, luckless one(s)</em> — <font class="hebrew2">לְֵחלְכָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-8.htm">Psalm 10:8</a>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">εἰς τὸν πένητα</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font>; <font class="hebrew2">חֵלֶ֑כָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14</a> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ὁ πτωχός</font>; <font class="hebrew2">חלכאים</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-10.htm">Psalm 10:10</a> Kt, read plural <font class="hebrew2">חַלְכָּאִים</font> (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">חֶל</font>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">חָל</font>); Qr <font class="hebrew2">חֵל כָּאִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">τῶν</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">πενήτων</font>. In all text and meaning dubious (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> reads <font class="hebrew2">חֵלְכָה</font> = <font class="hebrew2">חֵילְךָ</font> <em>thine army</em>; and <font class="hebrew2">חֵל כָּאִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-10.htm">Psalm 10:10</a> <em>army of dejected ones</em>, but this against usage of <font class="hebrew2">חֵל</font>, and no such figurative sense of <font class="hebrew2">חַיִל</font>, see O1 Hup De Bae Che, and critical note) <p> [<font class="hebrew2">כָּאֶה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cowed</b></font>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-10.htm">Psalm 10:10</a> Qr <font class="hebrew2">חֵל כָּאִים</font>; <em>host of cowed ones</em>, but read Kt <font class="hebrew2">חלכאים</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>poor <p>Or chelkah {khay-lek-aw'}; apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy; a wretch, i.e. Unfortunate -- poor. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חֵלֶ֑כָה חלכה כָּאִֽים׃ כאים׃ לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה לחלכה cheLechah ḥê·le·ḵāh ḥêleḵāh kā’îm kā·’îm kaIm lə·ḥê·lə·ḵāh lecheleChah ləḥêləḵāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/10-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 10:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָקִ֑י עֵ֝ינָ֗יו <b> לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה </b> יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stealthily watch <span class="itali">for the unfortunate.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are privily set <span class="itali">against the poor.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the innocent his eyes <span class="itali">the unfortunate</span> stealthily<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(חֵ֣יל ק) <b> (כָּאִֽים׃ </b> ק) </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he bows down, <span class="itali">And the unfortunate</span> fall<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fall his mighty <span class="itali">poor</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 10:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָ֭לֶיךָ יַעֲזֹ֣ב <b> חֵלֶ֑כָה </b> יָ֝ת֗וֹם אַתָּ֤ה ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it into Your hand. <span class="itali">The unfortunate</span> commits<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it] with thy hand: <span class="itali">the poor</span> committeth<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and commits <span class="itali">the unfortunate</span> of the orphan You<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2489.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2489.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2489<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chelechah_2489.htm">ḥê·le·ḵāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaim_2489.htm">kā·’îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lechelechah_2489.htm">lə·ḥê·lə·ḵāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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