A portion or allotment of land; a field or plot. Used for the specific parcels of ground that held covenant significance — from Naboth's vineyard to the fields where Ruth gleaned. Every plot of land in Israel represented God's covenant faithfulness in giving His people an inheritance.
In ancient Israel, land was not merely real estate — it was covenant inheritance. Each chelqah was a tangible reminder that God keeps His promises. When Naboth refused to sell his chelqah (1 Kings 21), he was defending not just property but the theological principle that God's gifts are not for sale. The land was holy because God gave it.