# assign

## Related Ideas:

assignment, portion, reassign

## Definitions:

The term "assign" or "assigned" refers to appointing someone to do a specific task or designating something to be provided to one or more people.

* The prophet Samuel foretold that King Saul would "assign" the best young men of Israel to serve in the military.
* Moses "assigned" to each of the twelve tribes of Israel a portion of the land of Canaan for them to live on.
* Under the Old Testament law, certain tribes of Israel were assigned to serve as priests, artists, singers and builders.
* Depending on the context, "assign" could be translated as "give" or "appoint" or "choose for the task of."
* The term "assigned" could be translated as "appointed" or "given the task."

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [appoint](../kt/appoint.md), [Samuel](../names/samuel.md), [Saul (OT)](../names/saul.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Chronicles 06:48](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/06/48)
* [Daniel 12:13](rc://en/tn/help/dan/12/13)
* [Jeremiah 43:11](rc://en/tn/help/jer/43/11)
* [Joshua 18:02](rc://en/tn/help/jos/18/02)
* [Numbers 04:27-28](rc://en/tn/help/num/04/27)
* [Psalms 078:55](rc://en/tn/help/psa/078/055)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H1486, H2505, H2506, H2706, H3335, H4487, H4864, H4888, H4941, H5157, H5307, H5344, H5414, H5596, H5975, H6485, H7760, G3307

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

assign, assigned, assigned portion, assigning, assignment, assignments, given ... portion, place assigned, portion, portions, reassign