H2509: חָלָק
châlâq · pronounced khaw-lawk' · “smooth”
Definition
smooth (especially of tongue)
KJV translates it as: flattering, smooth.
Word origin: from H2505 (חָלַק);
Extended definition
flattering, smooth
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2509 is translated
- smooth ×1
- is smooth ×1
- flattering ×1
- flattery ×1
Bible verses with H2509 (châlâq)
Châlâq appears in 4 verses.
- Genesis 27:11
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
- Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
- Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
- Ezekiel 12:24
For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.