Lexical Definition

‎מַחְלְקָה‎ machlᵉqâh (makh-lek-aw') class ^A:N-F
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎מַחֲלֹקֶת‎

course.

• a section (of the Levites)

1) class, division
1a) of priests and Levites

See Greek: μερισμός

Extended Information

Aramaic of: מַחֲלֹקֶת

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Hebrew form: מַחֲלֹקֶת
[‎מַחְלְקָה‎] noun feminine class, division, of priests and Levites (Biblical Hebrew ‎מַחְםקֶת‎); — plural suffix ‎מַחְלְקָֽתְהוֺן‎ Ezra 6:18. ‎חֲמָר‎ see ‎יחוּ‎

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