מַחֲלֹקֶתmachălôqeth

Meanings

Same root

• חָלַקchâlaq · H2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
• מַחְלְקָהmachlᵉqâh · H4255a section (of the Levites)
• סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹתÇelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth · H5555Sela-ham-Machlekoth, a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 42 times in the Bible.

• Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war.
• Joshua 12:7 The following is a list of the kings that Joshua and the Israelite armies defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir. (Joshua gave this land to the tribes of Israel as their possession,
• Joshua 18:10 And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine which tribe should have each section.
• 1 Chronicles 23:6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 24:1 This is how Aaron’s descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
• 1 Chronicles 26:1 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph.