H2509 חָלָק
châlâq — smooth (especially of tongue)
KJV: flattering, smooth.
Derived from חָלַק châlaq (to be smooth)
Occurs 4 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חָלָק adj. smooth
- 1 lit.
- 2 fig. of mouth uttering smooth words
- 3 as subst. = flattery
Where it occurs
- Genesis 27:11 — Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
- Ezekiel 12:24 — For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
- Proverbs 5:3 — For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 26:28 — A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.