H2509 חָלָק

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 4 KJV occurrences

חָלָק

châlâq · khaw-lawk'

Definition

smooth (especially of tongue)

KJV Renderings

flattering, smooth.

Derivation / Etymology

from H2505 (חָלַק);

KJV Verses (4)

Genesis 27:11And 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 26:28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Ezekiel 12:24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.