גּוֹרָל goral
Hebrew word for “allotted” · Strong’s H1486 · used 77 times in 67 verses
Meaning
1) lot; 1a) lot-pebbles used for systematically making decisions;
How it is translated
Glosses given for goral in context, with how often each is used:
- lot 63
- lots 10
- allotted portion 4
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua | 26 | 2.6 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 13 | 1.2 | |
| Numbers | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Leviticus | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Judges | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Jonah | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Esther | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Joshua 19 (7), Joshua 21 (7), Joshua 18 (4), 1 Chronicles 6 (4), Leviticus 16 (3), Joshua 17 (3), 1 Chronicles 24 (3), Numbers 26 (2), Numbers 36 (2), 1 Chronicles 25 (2)
Forms
- הגורל 24
- בגורל 15
- גורל 14
- גורלות 8
- גורלם 3
- גורלך 3
- וגורל 2
- ומגרל 1
- בגורלי 1
- בגורלך 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with goral more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מַטֶּה matteh “tribe” 19
- מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpachah “family” 18
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 13
- נַחֲלָה nachalah “inheritance” 9
- חָלַק chalaq “to divide” 7
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 13
- עִיר ir “city” 11
- יוֹסֵף yoseph “Joseph” 6
- חֲצִי chetsi “half” 5
- לֵוִי leviyyi “Levi” 6
- יָדַד yadad “to cast a lot” 3
- עָשָׂר asar “ten” 6
Key verses
The verses using goral that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 26:55 — Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
- Joshua 17:1 — There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because…
- Joshua 18:10 — And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
- Joshua 19:51 — These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided…
- Nehemiah 11:1 — And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts…
- Psalms 16:5 — The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
- Psalms 125:3 — For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
- Proverbs 16:33 — The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
- Isaiah 17:14 — And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
- Jeremiah 13:25 — This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
- Ezekiel 24:6 — Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece;…
- Jonah 1:7 — And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.