# chelek (חֵלֶק)

pronounced: KHEH-lek


**Portion, share — what is given to a person to enjoy, and in the Psalms God himself**

## In Scripture

> Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.
> — Ecclesiastes 2:10 (The joy of the work itself was the Preacher’s portion from all his labor.)

> Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
> — Ecclesiastes 3:22 (To rejoice in one’s works is a person’s portion; what comes after is hidden.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/chelek/