portion
che.leq denotes an allotted share, whether a property holding, a distributed due, or a person's assigned lot.
The term most often denotes a concrete share assigned within land, property, or distribution; it also describes the lot, benefit, or outcome attributed to a person or group. The supplied verses extend this allocation language to the LORD and his people, to enjoyment from labor, and to the fate of the wicked.
Senses in use
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Allocated property or distributable share · dominant
The singular noun marks a share within a distribution or holding: in 1 Samuel 30:24 the APB renders the shares of those who fight and those who remain with supplies as equal, while Deuteronomy 18:8 renders two equal portions. In Joshua 18:5 the APB renders the division of the land into seven portions, and Joshua 19:9 places Simeon's inheritance within Judah's larger territorial share.
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A person's assigned lot, benefit, or outcome · common
In construct expressions, the noun identifies what belongs to or is assigned to a person or group. In Ecclesiastes 3:22 the APB renders rejoicing in one's work as that person's portion; in Job 20:29 it renders the wicked person's portion from God. Lamentations 3:24 identifies the LORD as the speaker's portion, and Deuteronomy 32:9 identifies the people as the LORD's portion.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “portion,” “share,” “inheritance,” and “allotted portion,” especially in clauses about division, land, or what belongs to someone. These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for every occurrence.