Lexicon :: Strong's H2509 - ḥālāq

חָלָק
Transliteration
ḥālāq
Pronunciation
khaw-lawk'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָלַק (H2505)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 670b

Strong’s Definitions

חָלָק châlâq, khaw-lawk'; from H2505; smooth (especially of tongue):—flattering, smooth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H2509 in the following manner: flattering (2x), smooth (1x), smoother (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H2509 in the following manner: flattering (2x), smooth (1x), smoother (2x).

  1. flattering, smooth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָלָק châlâq, khaw-lawk'; from H2505; smooth (especially of tongue):—flattering, smooth.
STRONGS H2509: Abbreviations
† חָלָק adjective smooth —
1. literal אִישׁ חָלָק Genesis 27:11 (J), smooth man (opposed to אישׁ שָׂעִר); הָהָר הֶחָלָק [H2510 Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7] the bald mountain (both D); southern limit of Josephus' conquest, identification dubious;
(1) white cliffs 8 miles south of Dead Sea, and
(2) Mt. Mâdara southwest from Pass es-Ṣafâ are proposed, see Di.; as substantive חַלְּקֵי־נַחַל [H2511 Isaiah 57:6] (see I. H2506 חֵלֶק, 4). smooth (stones) of a brook-bed (ravine, wady), i.e. thou worshippest common round stones (contempt., see Che Di).
2. figurative of mouth uttering smooth words וְחָלָק מִשֶּׁמֶן חִכָּהּ Proverbs 5:3; compare Proverbs 26:28.
3. as substantive＝flattery מִקְסָם חָלָק Ezekiel 12:24 divination of flattery.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:11

Proverbs

5:3; 26:28

Ezekiel

12:24