חָלָק

cha.laqsmoothHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective4 occurrences3 books4 verses

Definition

from H2505; smooth (especially of tongue)
Traditional renderings: flattering, smooth.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Genesis 27:11חָלָֽק׃ · smooth-skinned
    Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth-skinned.
  2. Proverbs 5:3וְחָלָ֖ק · [is] smoother
    Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
  3. Proverbs 26:28חָ֝לָ֗ק · and a flattering
    A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
  4. Ezekiel 12:24חָלָ֑ק · or flattering
    For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,