Chalaq חָלָק
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| חָלָק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chalaq |
| Strong's number | H2509 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | smooth |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Chalaq (Hebrew חָלָק, Strong's H2509) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “smooth”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
flattering, smooth
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | flattering (2), smooth (1), smoother (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | flattering (2), smooth skinned (1), smoother (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chalaq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 27:11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 12:24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).