Definition

properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment

Etymology

feminine of H2506 (חֵלֶק);

Where the KJV renders it

• field
• flattering(-ry)
• ground
• parcel
• part
• piece of land (ground)
• plat
• portion
• slippery place
• smooth (thing)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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