Strong H4256מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת

division

Transliteration
machălôqeth
Pronunciation
makh-al-o'-keth
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From H2505; a section (of {Levites} people or soldiers): - {company} {course} {division} portion. See also H5555 .

Detailed definition

1) division, course, class, share, allotment
1a) division, part
1b) division, class, course
1b1) of priests, Levites (technical term of organisation)
Aramaic equivalent: mach.le.qah (מַחְלְקָה "class" H4255)

In the Bible

Strong H4256 appears in 36 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • course27
  • division8
  • company1
  • portion1

First verses

  1. Joshua 11:23
    So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
  2. Joshua 12:7
    And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
  3. Joshua 18:10
    And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:6
    And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  5. 1 Chronicles 24:1
    Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  6. 1 Chronicles 26:1
    Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
  7. 1 Chronicles 26:12
    Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.
  8. 1 Chronicles 26:19
    These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
  9. 1 Chronicles 27:1
    Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
  10. 1 Chronicles 27:2
    Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  11. 1 Chronicles 27:4
    And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.
  12. 1 Chronicles 27:5
    The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  13. 1 Chronicles 27:6
    This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.
  14. 1 Chronicles 27:7
    The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  15. 1 Chronicles 27:8
    The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  16. 1 Chronicles 27:9
    The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  17. 1 Chronicles 27:10
    The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  18. 1 Chronicles 27:11
    The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  19. 1 Chronicles 27:12
    The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
  20. 1 Chronicles 27:13
    The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
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