Lexical Summary goral: a lot (for casting) Original Word: גּוֹרָלTransliteration: goral Phonetic Spelling: (go-rawl') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a lot (for casting) Meaning: lot -- a lot (for casting) Strong's Concordance lot, portion, destiny Or (shortened) goral {go-ral'}; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. A lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot) -- lot. Brown-Driver-Briggs H1486. goral גּוֺרָל77 noun masculineLeviticus 16:8 & ( Joshua 21:10, but see below) feminine lot: (Late Hebrew id. & denominative Hiph`il הִגְרִיל cast lots) — absolute ׳ג 16:1 51t.; construct גּוֺרַל 18:11 2t., גֹּרַל Numbers 36:3; suffix גּוֺרָלִי Psalm 16:5, גֹּרָלִי Judges 1:3, גּוֺרָֽלְךָ Proverbs 1:14, גֹּרָֽלְךָ Daniel 12:13, גּוֺרָלֶ֑ךָ Judges 1:3, גּוֺרָלֵךְ Jeremiah 13:25; Isaiah 57:6, גּוֺרָלוֺ 1 Chronicles 26:14, גּוֺרָלָם Joshua 18:11 2t.; plural גּוֺרָלוֺת Jonah 1:7-8t., גֹּרָלוֺת Leviticus 16:8; — a lot cast for the decision of questions Proverbs 18:18, designation of persons, etc., for service or punishment, assignment of property, etc.; probably stones put into the bosom-fold of a garment, 16:33 (אֶתהַֿגּ יוּטַל ׳בַּחֵיק), or into a vessel, and shaken until one springs out (יָצָא עָלָה, or — late — נָפַל); this was regarded originally as divine decision (compare on Urim & Thummim p. 22, above); for the agent, the usual verbs are נָתַן יָרָה, הִשְׁלִיךְ,, and הִמִּיל. Particularly: — 1 lot for dividing land, especially that which Joshua cast at Shiloh י ׳לִפְנֵי Joshua 18:6 (יָרָה) 18:8; 18:10 (both הִשְׁלִיךְ; all three followed by לְ of person for whom; all J E); compare 19:51 (P); so of lot coming up, or forth, עָלָה 18:11 (construct; P), also followed by לְ person 19:10 (P), & following with יָצָא Joshua 16:11 (JE), Numbers 33:54; Joshua 19:1, 17, 24, 32, 40; 21:4 (all P); be divided by lot בְּג ׳יֵחָלֵק Numbers 26:55, or according to lot הַגּ ׳עַלמִּֿי תֵּחָלֵק 26:56; apportion by lot ׳בְּג הִתְנַחֲלוּ 33:54; 34:13, בְּג ׳נִחַל Joshua 19:51; give by lot בְּג ׳נָתַן Numbers 36:2 בַּגּ ׳נָתַן Joshua 21:8 (all P) 1 Chronicles 6:50; have by lot ל ׳הָיָה ׳בַּגּ Joshua 21:4, & (היה omitted) 21:5; 21:6 (all P) compare 1 Chronicles 6:46; 6:48; also Joshua 21:10 (P; ׳הַגּ רִאישֹׁנָה, only here feminine; ᵐ5 — not ᵐ5L — omits ראישׁנה, & so) "" 1 Chronicles 6:39; compare further Isaiah 34:17 (לְ הִמִּיל). 2 lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment, a. concerning the goats on day of atonement, Leviticus 16:8 (עַל נָתַן) 16:8; 16:8 (followed by לְ); compare 16:9; 16:10 (עַל עָלָה; all P). b. assigning priests to their courses, singers, musicians & porters to their duties, by lot בְּג ׳חָלַק 1 Chronicles 24:5; ג ׳הִמִּיל 24:31; 25:8; 26:13 (followed by לְ of position) 26:14; of lot coming forth (לְ יָצָא person) 24:7 (compare 24:7; 24:18) 25:9 (compare 25:9-31) 26:14 compare גּוֺרָלוֺ וַיֵּצֵא 26:14. c. cast lots for dwelling in Jerusalem (ג ׳הִמִּיל) Nehemiah 1:11 (followed by infinitive) d. for supplying wood for altar-fire Nehemiah 10:35 (עַל הִמִּיל); here belongs probably also e. Judges 20:9 בְּג ׳עָלֶיהָ, reference to 20:10 (determining who shall go up, and who supply provision) ᵐ5 ἀναβησόμεθα ἐπ’ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ, so Stu (insert perhaps נעלה), compare AV RV, BuRS 151 (who reads בְּג ׳נַמִּילָה); > ᵑ6 Be Ke who reference ׳ג here to division of land of captured city. f. to determine guilty persons Jonah 1:7 (twice in verse) (both הִמִּיל) 1:17 (עַל נָפַל); so apparently Ezekiel 24:6 of inhabitants of Jerusalem under figure of flesh in pot ג עָלֶיהָ ׳לֹאנָֿפַל no lot is fallen over it, i.e. no discrimination is made, destruction is to include the whole city; (compare also Joshua 7:14ff.; 1 Samuel 14:41ff. where divine agency in detection is prominent but word גּוֺרָל not used). g. in allotting slaves Joel 4:3גּ ׳יַדּוּ אֶלעַֿמִּי; Nahum 3:10 (עַל יַדּוּ); so Obadiah 11 ג יַדּוּ ׳וְעַליְֿרוּשָׁלִַם — all with verb ידד q. v. h. in distributing plundered garments Psalm 22:19 (על הִמִּיל). i. to determine favourable day for a scheme, הִמִּיל Esther 3:7 (הָמָן לִפְנֵי) 9:24 (followed by infinitive; see also מּוּר). 3 thing assigned, apportioned, allotted especially of land assigned by lot, allotment Joshua 15:1; 17:1; 21:38 (all P), 17:14, 17 = portion, share ("" נַחֲלָה J E); compare נַחֲלָתֵנוּ גֹּרַל Numbers 36:3 (P), נַחֲלָתָם גּוֺרַל Joshua 14:2 (P; but perhaps read absolute גּוֺרָל compare Di); also גּוֺרָלָם גְּבוּל 18:11 (P) the boundary of their allotment; גוֺרָלָם עָרֵי 21:20 (P); see further Judges 1:3 (twice in verse); so probably Micah 2:5 בְּג חֶבֶל ׳הִשְׁלִיךְ (Hi Che; compare also Ew); Psalm 125:3, land, exposed to oppressive exaction; also figurative of ׳י as portion, allotment of his people 16:5 (so Che, & on תָּמִיד for תּוֺמִיךְ compare his critical note; see also Ew; otherwise De and others; — "" חֶלְקִי מְנָת); on the other hand, of idols Isaiah 57:6 ("" חֵלֶק); also לְג ׳עָמַד Daniel 12:13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation; more Generally, one's portion, lot, fortune בְּתוֺכֵנוּ תַּמִּיל גּוֺרָֽלְךָ Proverbs 1:14 cast thy fortune into the midst of us, in with us ("" לְכֻלָּנוּ יִהְיֶה אֶחָד כִּיס). 4 portion = recompence, retribution Isaiah 17:14 ("" חֵלֶק), Jeremiah 13:25 ("" מִדַּיִךְ מְנָת), both implying divine agency. |