H2509

חָלָק

cha.laqH:A

smooth

flattering, smooth

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חָלָק adjective smooth —

1. literal אִישׁ חָלָק Gen 27:11 (J), smooth man (opposed to אישׁ שָׂעִר); הָהָר הֶחָלָק Josh 11:17; Josh 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-‚afâ are proposed, see Di.; as substantive חַלְּקֵינַֿחַל Isa 57:6 (see I. 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 Prov 5:3 compare Prov 26:28.
3. as substantive = flattery מִקְסָם חָלָק Ezek 12:24 divination of flattery.


3 occurrences

Proverbs (2), Ezekiel (1)