Chalaqlaqqah חֲלַקְלַקּוֹת
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| חֲלַקְלַקּוֹת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chalaqlaqqah |
| Strong's number | H2519 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | smoothness |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (2) |
Chalaqlaqqah (Hebrew חֲלַקְלַקּוֹת, Strong's H2519) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “smoothness”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) flattery, slipperiness, fine promises, smoothness
1a) slipperiness
1b) fine promises
1a) slipperiness
1b) fine promises
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | slippery (2), flatteries (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | slick (2), intrigue (1), insincerely (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chalaqlaqqah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 35:6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 23:12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.“Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
Daniel
- Daniel 11:21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
- Daniel 11:34Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
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).