23 occurrences

'Lots' in the Bible

Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

The men arose and went. Joshua commanded those who went to survey the land, saying, "Go walk through the land, survey it, and come again to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh."

Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son." Jonathan was selected.

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.

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.

They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

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;

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.

Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.

and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them.

They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.

Then they said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, "They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.

They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּרל גּורל 
Gowral 
lot
Usage: 77

גּעל 
Ga`al 
Usage: 10

גּעל 
Go`al 
Usage: 1

חבל חבל 
Chebel 
Usage: 62

לוט 
Lowt 
Lot
Usage: 33

לוטן 
Lowtan 
Usage: 7

קוּט 
Quwt 
Usage: 6

קצר 
Qatsar 
Usage: 49

κατακληροδοτέω 
Kataklerodoteo 
divide by lot
Usage: 1

κλῆρος 
Kleros 
Usage: 12

λαγχάνω 
Lagchano 
obtain , be lot , cast lots
Usage: 4

Λώτ 
Lot 
Lot
Usage: 1