chel.qah denotes a defined tract or share of land, including a field parcel, an owned plot, or an allotted area.

The attested uses chiefly identify a specific tract of land—often a field parcel that can be bought, defended, cultivated, damaged, or transferred. A smaller group presents such a portion as an allotted, possessed, or contrasted share within the land.

1. A particular parcel or tract of land · dominant

   In Genesis 33:19 the construct form identifies the tract of field Jacob bought, and in Ruth 2:3 it marks the field-area belonging to Boaz where Ruth arrives. The absolute form names the area defended in 2 Samuel 23:12, while 2 Kings 3:19 describes good land being ruined with stones; in 2 Kings 9:26 it is the specific location where Jehu orders a body thrown.

   Genesis 33:19Ruth 2:32 Samuel 23:122 Kings 3:192 Kings 9:26Joshua 24:32
2. An allotted, possessed, or contrasted share · occasional

   Deuteronomy 33:21 places the construct form in a statement that a first share was his and was reserved. In Amos 4:7, two absolute forms contrast one area receiving rain with another that withers; Job 24:18 speaks of a person's share in the land being cursed.

   Deuteronomy 33:21Amos 4:7Job 24:18Jeremiah 12:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the relevant land-area with terms such as “portion,” “piece of land,” “plot,” and “field.” Because the English is a whole-verse translation, these variations confirm the setting without establishing separate lexical meanings.