77 occurrences in 11 translations

'Divide' in the Bible

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Verse ConceptsWaters DividedWaters DividingExpanse [The Firmament]God SpeakingGod's CreationThe Biblespace

And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.

Verse ConceptsKnivesFractions, One HalfOpposite SidesHalf Of BodiesBirdscutting

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Verse ConceptsCursing The UngodlyFierce MenAngry People

Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

Now if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his neighbor nearest to his house are to take one according to the number of persons in them; according to what each man should eat, you are to divide the lamb.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessEating Before GodAccording To PeopleFew PeopleNeighbours

But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToStretching OutDivision Of WatersDry LandWaters DividedComing To The Red Sea

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Verse ConceptsPursuingSelf ConfidencePursuing PeopleArrogance, Characterizes The WickedOvertakingDividing The Spoil

And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

Verse ConceptsCorpses Of AnimalsHalf Of BodiesHalf Of PossessionsHurt And Betrayalhurting

And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

Verse ConceptsMost Holy PlaceSeparationHooks

And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Verse ConceptsWingsAnimals Torn To PiecesWings Of BirdsRefreshing God

divide thou it into parts, and thou hast poured on it oil; it is a present.

Verse ConceptsOil On SacrificesBreaking Of BreadMeat offerings

And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

Verse ConceptsAnimals Torn To Pieces

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you;

Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatRock BadgerUnclean Animals

the rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you;

Verse ConceptsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

Verse ConceptsSwineAbstaining From MeatsPigsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animalspork

Concerning all the animals which divide the hoof but do not make a split hoof, or which do not chew cud, they are unclean to you: whoever touches them becomes unclean.

Verse ConceptsSanitation, FoodTouching Unclean ThingsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals Eat

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

Verse ConceptsHalf Of PossessionsDividing PlunderWarSharingBattledivision

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

Verse ConceptsCasting LotsReal EstateAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsRock BadgerUnclean Animals

Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.

Verse ConceptsAsylumMaking RoadsDividing Into Three Things

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, From Godly PeopleStrength Of PeopleGod Gave The LandBe Courageous!Be Strong!CourageCourage And Strength

All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.

Verse ConceptsNorthTribes Of IsraelSeven Things

And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

Verse ConceptsGoldIronLargenessSilverBrassRules About BootyWealthy People

From the sound of those who divide their work loads at the watering troughs, there they will retell the righteous deeds of the LORD, the righteous victories for his rural people in Israel." Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfVoicesStanding In The Gateway

Then God sent an evil spirit to divide Abimelech and the "lords" of Shechem

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofSpiritsThose Who Deceived

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingMaternal LoveLove, And The WorldMercy, HumanBowelsHalf Of BodiesPeople Showing MercyMothers Love For Her ChildrenHaving A Babybaby

And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

Verse ConceptsPassing ThroughDivision Of WatersDry LandPeople As RocksGod KillingWaters DividedThe Sea DividedGod Killed The Peoples

Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsGod Sets Boundaries

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Verse ConceptsWealth

Will traders bargain for himor divide him among the merchants?

Verse ConceptsBartering

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

“Kings of armies flee, they flee,And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who FledDividing The Spoil

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Verse ConceptsDragonsSeaBones BrokenDivision Of WatersWaters DividedThe Sea Divided

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.

Verse ConceptsWithheld KnowledgeFinancesSaving Moneyinvestingriskempowerment

"Let's go up against Judah, and tear it apart, and let's divide it among ourselves, and set up a king in its midst, even the son of Tabeel."

Verse ConceptsSchismsMaking Kingsharassment

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Verse ConceptsHarvestJoy, And Human ExperienceGod Multipling PeopleYou Will Rejoice In SalvationDividing The SpoilJoyjoyfulness

The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez.He will wave His hand over the Euphrateswith His mighty windand will split it into seven streams,letting people walk through on foot.

Verse ConceptsdrynessRivers And StreamsWindThe Prophecy Towards EgyptSeven ThingsGod Drying Things UpOther References To The Red SeaRiver Euphrates

which sends envoys by the sea, in papyrus boats over the water! Go, swift messengers, to a tall, smooth-skinned nation, to a people feared far and wide, a nation that metes out punishment and oppresses, whose land the rivers divide.

Verse ConceptsBabylonenvoyPapyrusDivision Of WatersTall PeopleSea TravelBoatsWaters DividingFearing Other People

At that time tribute will be brought to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies from a tall and smooth-skinned people, from a people feared far and wide, a nation that metes out punishment and oppresses, whose land the rivers divide, to Mount Zion, the place that bears the name of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsGiftsGiving To GodDivision Of WatersTall PeopleWaters DividingFearing Other PeopleAmerica

Though at this time your ropes are slack, the mast is not secured, and the sail is not unfurled, at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; even the lame will drag off plunder.

Verse ConceptsShipsDividing The Spoil

You struggle with your many consultations; let them stand, now, and save you-- those who see the stars, divide [the] {celestial sphere}, who inform by new moons-- from [those things] that are coming upon you.

Verse ConceptsBabylonAstrologyDivination, Practiced ByStarsOccultismfate

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Verse ConceptsBeing BetrayedHumiliationPrayer, For OthersCarrying SinForetelling Christ's DeathJesus PrayingDividing The SpoilMessianic Prophecies

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's rasor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBarbersBaldnessBeardsArts And Crafts, Types ofRazorsWeighingCutting HairDividing Into Three ThingsHairbalance

And I will make them into one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and {they will all have one king as their king}, and they will not again be two nations and will not again divide into two kingdoms again.

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleTwo GroupsOnly One Person

He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane.

Verse ConceptsSquaresFour CornersDimensions Of WallsFour SidesMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandLack Of Holiness

Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

Verse ConceptsHoly Land

This is what the Lord God says: “This is the border you will use to divide the land as an inheritance for the 12 tribes of Israel. Joseph will receive two shares.

Verse ConceptsDouble PortionsTwelve Tribesborders

You shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.

Verse ConceptsHand Of God

So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.

Verse ConceptsAccording To People

And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

Verse ConceptsForeignersForeigners Included Among The PeopleStrangers in israelAliens

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

Verse ConceptsThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

Therefore, there will be no onein the assembly of the Lordto divide the land by casting lots.

Verse ConceptsNo One Available

but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.

Verse ConceptsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesGod Shows Loving KindnessLimitations Of StrengthStrong PeopleTying UpDividing The SpoilOvercoming

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “You still lack one thing; sell everything that you have and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have [abundant] treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk].”

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessLackdiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsInvitationsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionRich, TheSelf SacrificeStewardshipTreasureAlmsgivingAltruismCharityBelonging To HeavenGiving To The PoorInstructions About FollowingTreasure In HeavenMan's Needs

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

Verse ConceptsThanking God For FoodDividing Food

and having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He did divide by lot to them their land.

Verse ConceptsSeven People100 Years And MoreGod Gave The Land

to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted, 'King of righteousness,' and then also, King of Salem, which is, King of Peace,)

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Characteristics OfInterpreting LanguageChrist Our RighteousnessTithing For PeopleMen Of PeaceTithes And Offering

Bible Theasaurus

Apportion (27 instances)
Class (20 instances)
Disunite (1 instance)
Divide (77 instances)
Fraction (2 instances)
Number (733 instances)
Separate (157 instances)
Split (48 instances)
Sunder (9 instances)
Watershed (2 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּדל 
Badal 
Usage: 42

בּקע 
Baqa` 
cleave , ...up , divide , rent , ... out , break through , rend , breach , asunder , hatch , brake , burst , cleft , break forth , pieces , tare , tear , win
Usage: 51

בּתר 
Bathar 
Usage: 2

גּזר 
Gazar 
Usage: 13

חלק 
Chalaq 
Usage: 65

חצב חצב 
Chatsab 
Usage: 25

חצה 
Chatsah 
Usage: 15

נחל 
Nachal 
Usage: 59

נפל 
Naphal 
Usage: 434

נתח 
Nathach 
Usage: 9

פּלג 
Palag 
Usage: 4

פּלג 
P@lag (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

פּלג 
P@lag (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

פּרד 
Parad 
Usage: 26

פּרס 
Parac 
Usage: 14

פּרס 
P@rac (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

פּרר 
Parar 
Usage: 51

רגע 
Raga` 
Usage: 13

ἀφορίζω 
Aphorizo 
Usage: 5

διαδίδωμι 
Diadidomai 
Usage: 3

διαιρέω 
Diaireo 
Usage: 1

διαμερίζω 
Diamerizo 
Usage: 7

κατακληροδοτέω 
Kataklerodoteo 
divide by lot
Usage: 1

μερίζω 
merizo 
Usage: 8

μερισμός 
merismos 
Usage: 2

μεριστής 
meristes 
Usage: 0

ὀρθοτομέω 
Orthotomeo 
Usage: 1

σχίζω 
Schizo 
Usage: 9

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