The Hebrew noun cheleq means a portion, share, lot, or inheritance. It can refer to a physical allotment of land, one's share in a distribution of goods, or — most profoundly — the "portion" one has in God Himself. The word is used extensively in Joshua for the tribal land allotments, and powerfully in the Psalms for the believer's eternal inheritance.
The most theologically significant use of cheleq is in Psalm 73:26 and similar texts: "God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." When the psalmist nearly stumbled at the prosperity of the wicked, his anchor was this truth: God Himself is my portion. This echoes the Levitical principle — the Levites received no land inheritance because "the LORD is their inheritance" (Numbers 18:20). The concept of God as one's cheleq transforms earthly lack into spiritual abundance.