Word Study · Strong's H2519 · Hebrew
חֲלַקְלַקָּה
chalaqlaqqah
khal-ak-lak-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chălaqlaqqâh
“properly, something very smooth”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, something very smooth; i.e. a treacherous spot; figuratively, blandishment
Rendered in the KJV as
flattery, slippery.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃2
- וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת1
- כַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙1
How it is rendered · 3
- by intrigues2
- and slippery places1
- like slippery places1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · feminine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncfpa · 3
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 11:21בַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃bachalaklakotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralIn his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.here: by intrigues
- Daniel 11:34בַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃bachalaklakotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralNow when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.here: by intrigues