{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H2509",
  "lemma": "חָלָק",
  "transliteration": "châlâq",
  "definition": "smooth (especially of tongue)",
  "kjv": "flattering, smooth.",
  "occurrences": 4,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2505",
      "lemma": "חָלַק",
      "transliteration": "châlaq",
      "meaning": "to be smooth",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2505"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "חָלָק adj. smooth",
    "1. lit.",
    "2. fig. of mouth uttering smooth words",
    "3. as subst. = flattery"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 27:11",
      "text": "Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Ezekiel 12:24",
      "text": "For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/12?v=24"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Proverbs 5:3",
      "text": "For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/5?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Proverbs 26:28",
      "text": "A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/26?v=28"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2509",
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  "credits": "https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html"
}