חֲלֻקָּה

# חֲלֻקָּה (chalúqqah) — Division The Hebrew word *chalúqqah* carries the basic meaning of "division," referring to the act or result of separating something into parts. With only a single documented occurrence in the biblical text, this term represents a relatively rare lexical item in the Hebrew Bible, making its specific contextual usage particularly important for understanding its function. The scarcity of this word—appearing just once in the biblical corpus—limits our ability to establish a broad semantic range or identify multiple applications. A single occurrence provides a fixed point of reference but prevents us from observing how the term might be applied across different contexts or whether it carried nuanced meanings in different literary genres. This uniqueness makes the word's particular usage context essential to understanding what "division" meant to the biblical author in that specific instance. Without access to the exact verse where *chalúqqah* appears, we can note that it belongs to a family of Hebrew words relating to division and separation. Its formal structure suggests it functioned as a noun denoting either the process of dividing or a resulting divided portion. For readers of biblical Hebrew, recognizing this term's rarity helps calibrate expectations: this is not a common word for discussing division, but rather a specialized term chosen for a particular textual purpose.