גּוֹרָל
lot
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Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 52 times (68%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct 15 times (19%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Absolute 10 times (13%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 77 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H1486 appears — 67 distinct verses across 18 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Leviticus 3 verses
- Leviticus 16:8 גּוֹרָל֑וֹת גּוֹרָ֤ל וְ/גוֹרָ֥ל n c mp n c ms conj + n c ms Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
- Leviticus 16:9 הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל ptcl def.art + n c ms Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for Yahweh, and offer him for a sin offering.
- Leviticus 16:10 הַ/גּוֹרָל֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms But the goat, on which the lot fell for the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before Yahweh, to make atonement for him, to send him away for the scapegoat into the wilderness.
Numbers 6 verses
- Numbers 26:55 בְּ/גוֹרָ֕ל prep + n c ms Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
- Numbers 26:56 הַ/גּוֹרָ֔ל ptcl def.art + n c ms According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.
- Numbers 33:54 בְּ/גוֹרָ֜ל הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל prep + n c ms ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall you inherit.
- Numbers 34:13 בְּ/גוֹרָ֔ל prep + n c ms Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
- Numbers 36:2 בְּ/גוֹרָ֖ל prep + n c ms and they said, Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
- Numbers 36:3 וּ/מִ/גֹּרַ֥ל conj + prep + n c ms cs If they be married to any of the sons of the [other] tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
Joshua 24 verses
- Joshua 14:2 בְּ/גוֹרַ֖ל prep + n c ms cs by the lot of their inheritance, as Yahweh commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
- Joshua 15:1 הַ/גּוֹרָ֗ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
- Joshua 16:1 הַ/גּוֹרָ֜ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Bethel;
- Joshua 17:1 הַ/גּוֹרָל֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms [This] was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- Joshua 17:14 גּוֹרָ֤ל n c ms The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?
- Joshua 17:17 גּוֹרָ֥ל n c ms Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, You are a great people, and have great power; you shall not have one lot only:
- Joshua 18:6 גּוֹרָל֙ n c ms You shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [the description] here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.
- Joshua 18:8 גּוֹרָ֛ל n c ms The men arose, and went: and Joshua charged those who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh.
- Joshua 18:10 גּוֹרָ֛ל n c ms Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh: and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
- Joshua 18:11 גּוֹרַ֛ל גּֽוֹרָלָ֔/ם n c ms cs n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
- Joshua 19:1 הַ/גּוֹרָ֤ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.
- Joshua 19:10 הַ/גּוֹרָ֣ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;
- Joshua 19:17 הַ/גּוֹרָ֣ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.
- Joshua 19:24 הַ/גּוֹרָ֣ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
- Joshua 19:32 הַ/גּוֹרָ֣ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
- Joshua 19:40 הַ/גּוֹרָ֥ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
- Joshua 19:51 בְּ/גוֹרָ֤ל prep + n c ms These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
- Joshua 21:4 הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל ptcl def.art + n c ms prep det + n c ms The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
- Joshua 21:5 בַּ/גּוֹרָ֖ל prep det + n c ms The rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- Joshua 21:6 בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל prep det + n c ms The children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
- Joshua 21:8 בַּ/גּוֹרָֽל prep det + n c ms The children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
- Joshua 21:10 הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל ptcl def.art + n c ms and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
- Joshua 21:20 גֽוֹרָלָ֔/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- Joshua 21:40 גּוֹרָלָ֔/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp All [these were] the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
Judges 2 verses
- Judges 1:3 בְ/גוֹרָלִ֗/י בְּ/גוֹרָלֶ֑/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot. So Simeon went with him.
- Judges 20:9 בְּ/גוֹרָֽל prep + n c ms But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we will go up] against it by lot;
1 Chronicles 11 verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 הַ/גּוֹרָֽל ptcl def.art + n c ms Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the [first] lot),
- 1 Chronicles 6:61 בַּ/גּוֹרָ֖ל prep det + n c ms To the rest of the sons of Kohath [were given] by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
- 1 Chronicles 6:63 בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל prep det + n c ms To the sons of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- 1 Chronicles 6:65 בַ/גּוֹרָ֗ל prep det + n c ms They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5 בְּ/גוֹרָל֖וֹת prep + n c mp Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 24:7 הַ/גּוֹרָ֤ל ptcl def.art + n c ms Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
- 1 Chronicles 24:31 גּוֹרָל֜וֹת n c mp These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' [houses] of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
- 1 Chronicles 25:8 גּוֹרָל֣וֹת n c mp They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
- 1 Chronicles 25:9 הַ/גּוֹרָ֧ל ptcl def.art + n c ms Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve:
- 1 Chronicles 26:13 גוֹרָל֜וֹת n c mp They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
- 1 Chronicles 26:14 הַ/גּוֹרָ֛ל גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹת גוֹרָל֖/וֹ ptcl def.art + n c ms n c mp n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
Nehemiah 2 verses
- Nehemiah 10:34 וְ/הַ/גּוֹרָל֨וֹת conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp We cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law;
- Nehemiah 11:1 גוֹרָל֜וֹת n c mp The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.
Esther 2 verses
- Esther 3:7 הַ/גּוֹרָ֜ל ptcl def.art + n c ms In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], which is the month Adar.
- Esther 9:24 הַ/גּוֹרָ֔ל ptcl def.art + n c ms because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Psalms 3 verses
- Psalms 16:5 גּוֹרָלִֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
- Psalms 22:18 גוֹרָֽל n c ms They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.
- Psalms 125:3 גּוֹרַ֪ל n c ms cs For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; So that the righteous won't use their hands to do evil.
Proverbs 3 verses
- Proverbs 1:14 גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall cast your lot among us. We'll all have one purse."
- Proverbs 16:33 הַ/גּוֹרָ֑ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 18:18 הַ/גּוֹרָ֑ל ptcl def.art + n c ms The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.
Isaiah 3 verses
- Isaiah 17:14 וְ/גוֹרָ֖ל conj + n c ms At evening, behold, terror; [and] before the morning they are no more. This is the portion of those who despoil us, and the lot of those who rob us.
- Isaiah 34:17 גּוֹרָ֔ל n c ms He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them by line: they shall possess it forever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
- Isaiah 57:6 גּוֹרָלֵ֑/ךְ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2fs Among the smooth [stones] of the valley is your portion; they, they are your lot; even to them have you poured a drink-offering, you have offered an offering. Shall I be appeased for these things?
Jeremiah 1 verse
Ezekiel 1 verse
Daniel 1 verse
Joel 1 verse
Obadiah 1 verse
Jonah 1 verse
Micah 1 verse
Nahum 1 verse
About this entry
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At its core, גורל (gôwrâl) means “lot.” Scripture first uses it in Leviticus 16:8. It appears 67 verses across 18 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its moderately common vocabulary. The word gravitates to Joshua (36%), then 1 Chronicles and Numbers. Not a single-sense word: explore its full sense range. Dig into 67-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
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About this word
Strong's H1486 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 67
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 67 distinct verses.
- 18 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 18 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #519
- by frequency
- Top 1000 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 519 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 67 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Joshua 24 verses 36%
- 1 Chronicles 11 verses 16%
- Numbers 6 verses 9%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 67 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 36 verses · 54%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 22 verses · 33%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 9 verses · 13%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Lot 45×, Lots 16×, Had by lot 3×
- American Standard Version: Lot 44×, Lots 13×, Had by lot 3×
- Berean Standard Bible: Lot 34×, Lots 17×, Allotment 3×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Lot 54×, Lots 14×, The 10×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H1486 across 77 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 11 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H1486 across 77 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 13 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H1486 across 74 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 12 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H1486 across 90 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 3 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
13 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 13 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. lot for dividing land, especially that which Joshua cast at Shiloh לִפְנֵי י׳ Jos 18:6 (יָרָה) v 8, 10 (both הִשְׁלִיךְ; all three sq. לְ of pers. for whom; all JE); cf. 19:51 (P); so of lot coming up, or forth, עָלָה Jos 18:11 (cstr.; P), also sq. לְ pers. 19:10 (P), & foll. c. יָצָא 16:1 (JE), Nu 33:54 Jos 19:1, 17, 24, 32, 40; 21:4 (all P); be divided by lot יֵהָלֵק בְּג׳ Nu 26:55, or according to lot עַל־פִּי הַגּ׳ תֵּחָלֵק v 56; apportion by lot הִתְנַחֲלוּ בְּג׳ 33:54; 34:13, נַחַל בְּג׳ Jos 19:51; give by lot נָתַן בְּג׳ Nu 36:2 נָתַן בַּגּ׳ Jos 21:8 (all P) 1 Ch 6:50; have by lot הָיָה ל׳ בַּגּ׳ Jos 21:4, & (היה om.) v 5, 6 (all P) cf. 1 Ch 6:46, 48; also Jos 21:10 (P; הַגּ׳ רִאישֹׁנָה, only here f.; 𝔊—not 𝔊L—om. ראישׁנה, & so) ‖ 1 Ch 6:39; cf. further Is 34:17 (הִפִּיל לְ). e.g. Joshua 18:6
- 2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment,
- a. concerning the goats on day of atonement, Lv 16:8 (נָתַן עַל) v 8, 8 (sq. לְ); cf. v 9, 10 (עָלָה עַל; all P). e.g. Leviticus 16:8
- b. assigning priests to their courses, singers, musicians & porters to their duties, by lot חָלַק בְּג׳ 1 Ch 24:5; הִפִּיל ג׳ v 31; 25:8; 26:13 (sq. לְ of position) v 14; of lot coming forth (יָצָא לְ pers.) 24:7 (cf. v 7, 18) 25:9 (cf. v 9–31) 26:14 cf. וַיֵּצֵא גּוֹרָלוֹ v 14. e.g. 1 Chronicles 24:5
- c. cast lots for dwelling in Jerus. (הִפִּיל ג׳) Ne 11:1 (sq. inf.) e.g. Nehemiah 11:1
- d. for supplying wood for altar-fire Ne 10:35 (הִפִּיל עַל); here belongs prob. also e.g. Nehemiah 10:35
- e. Ju 20:9 עָלֶיהָ בְּג׳, ref. to v 10 (determining who shall go up, and who supply provision) 𝔊 ἀναβησόμεθα ἐπʼ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ so Stu (insert perhaps נעלה), cf. AV RV, BuRS 151 (who reads נַפִּילָה בְּג׳); > 𝔖 Be Ke who ref. ג׳ here to division of land of captured city. e.g. Judges 20:9
- f. to determine guilty persons Jon 1:7(×2) (both הִפִּיל) v 7 (נָפַל עַל); so appar. Ez 24:6 of inhab. of Jerus. under fig. of flesh in pot לֹא־נָפַל עָלֶיהָ ג׳ no lot is fallen over it, i.e. no discrimination is made, destruction is to include the whole city; (cf. also Jos 7:14 ff. 1 S 14:41 ff. where divine agency in detection is prominent but word גּוֹרָל not used). e.g. Jonah 1:7
- g. in allotting slaves Jo 4:3 אֶל־עַמִּי יַדּוּ ג׳; Na 3:10 (יַדּוּ עַל); so Ob 11 וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלַםִ יַדּוּ ג׳,—all c. vb. ידד q.v. e.g. Joel 4:3
- h. in distributing plundered garments ψ 22:19 (הִפִּיל על). e.g. Psalms 22:19
- i. to determine favourable day for a scheme, הִפִּיל Est 3:7 (לִפְנֵי הָמָן) 9:24 (sq. inf.; v. also פּוּר). e.g. Esther 3:7
- 3. thing assigned, apportioned, allotted especially of land assigned by lot, allotment Jos 15:1; 17:1; 21:38 (all P), 17:14, 17 = portion, share (‖ נַחֲלָה; JE); cf. גֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ Nu 36:3 (P), גּוֹרַל נַחֲלָתָם Jos 14:2 (P; but perhaps read abs. גּוֹרָל cf. Di); also גְּבוּל גּוֹרָלָם 18:11 (P) the boundary of their allotment; עָרֵי גוֹרָלָם 21:20 (P); v. further Ju 1:3(×2); so prob. Mi 2:5 הִשְׁלִיךְ חֶבֶל בְּג׳ (Hi Che; cf. also Ew); ψ 125:3, land, exposed to oppressive exaction; also fig. of י׳ as portion, allotment of his people ψ 16:5 (so Che, & on תָּמִיד for תּוֹמִיךְ cf. his crit. n.; v. also Ew; otherwise De al.;—‖ מְנָת חֶלְקִי); on the other hand, of idols Is 57:6 (‖ חֵלֶק); also עָמַד לְג׳ Dn 12:13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation; more generally, one’s portion, lot, fortune גּוֹרָֽלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ Pr 1:14 cast thy fortune into the midst of us, in with us (‖ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּנוּ). e.g. Joshua 15:1
- 4. portion = recompence, retribution Is 17:14 (‖ חֵלֶק), Je 13:25 (‖ מְנָת מִדַּיִךְ), both implying divine agency. e.g. Isaiah 17:14
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Lv 16:8 & (†Jos 21:10, but v. infr.) f. lot, (NH id. & demon. Hiph. הִגְרִיל cast lots)—abs. ג׳ Jos 16:1 + 51 times; cstr. גּוֹרַל Jos 18:11 + 2 times, גֹּרַל Nu 36:3; sf. גּוֹרָלִי ψ 16:5, גֹּרָלִי Ju 1:3, גּוֹרָֽלְךָ Pr 1:14, גֹּרָֽלְךָ Dn 12:13, גּוֹרָלֶ֑ךָ Ju 1:3, גּוֹרָלֵךְ Je 13:25 Is 57:6, גּוֹרָלוֹ 1 Ch 26:14, גּוֹרָלָם Jos 18:11 + 2 times; pl. גּוֹרָלוֹת Jon 1:7 + 8 times, גֹּרָלוֹת Lv 16:8;—a lot cast for the decision of questions Pr 18:18, designation of persons, etc., for service or punishment, assignment of property, etc.; prob. stones put into the bosom-fold of a garment, Pr 16:33 (בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת־הַגּ׳), or into a vessel, and shaken until one springs out (עָלָה, יָצָא, or—late—נָפַל); this was regarded originally as divine decision (cf. on Urim & Thummim p. 22, supr.); for the agent, the usual verbs are הִשְׁלִיךְ, יָרָה, נָתַן, and הִפִּיל. Particularly:—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone)
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
גּוֹרָל
- [a little ball or stone,] lot. Yoma 39ᵃ; a. fr.—Pl. גּוֹרָלוֹת. Ib. IV, 1; a. fr.—Denom. הִגְרִיל to cast lots. Ib. 39ᵇ; a. fr. V. הַגְרָלָה.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 57 distinct written forms H1486 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H1486, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
Compare all same-root words → They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 63 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 67 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Leviticus 16:8
- Numbers 26:55
- Joshua 14:2
- Judges 1:3
- 1 Chronicles 6:54
- Esther 3:7
- Psalms 16:5
- Proverbs 1:14
- Isaiah 17:14
- Jeremiah 13:25
- Ezekiel 24:6
- Daniel 12:13
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
