# H2509 חָלָק

חָלָק (châlâq), Strong’s H2509: smooth (especially of tongue) KJV: flattering, smooth.. Occurs 4 times.

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*châlâq* — smooth (especially of tongue)

KJV: flattering, smooth.

Derived from [חָלַק châlaq](https://besorah.bible/word/H2505) (to be smooth)

Occurs 4 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=11) — Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
- [Ezekiel 12:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/12?v=24) — For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
- [Proverbs 5:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/5?v=3) — For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
- [Proverbs 26:28](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/26?v=28) — A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.