Word Study · Strong's H2509 · Hebrew
חָלָק
chalaq
khaw-lawk'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châlâq
“smooth (especially of tongue)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
smooth (especially of tongue)
Rendered in the KJV as
flattering, smooth.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וְחָלָ֖ק1
- חָ֝לָ֗ק1
- חָלָ֑ק1
- חָלָֽק׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- and [is] smooth1
- flattering1
- flattery1
- smooth1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- adjective · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAamsa · 3
- HC/Aamsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis1 occurrence
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 5:3וְחָלָ֖קvechalakconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularThough the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,here: and [is] smooth
- Proverbs 26:28חָ֝לָ֗קchalakadjective · masculine singularA lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.here: flattering
Same headword in Strong's