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Strong's #2509 - חָלָק
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- flattering, smooth
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1 literal אִישׁ חָלָק Genesis 27:11 (J), smooth man (opposed to אישׁ שָׂעִר); הָהָר הֶחָלָק Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7 the bald mountain (both D); southern limit of Josephus' conquest, identification dubious; (1) white cliffs 8 miles south of Dead Sea, and (2) Mt. Mâdara southwest from Pass Esther -‚afâ are proposed, see Di.; as substantive חַלְּקֵינַֿחַל Isaiah 57:6 (see I. חֵלֶק,
4) smooth (stones) of a brook-bed (ravine, wady), i.e. thou worshippest common round stones (contempt., see Che Di).
2 figurative of mouth uttering smooth words וְחָלָק מִשֶּׁמֶן חִכָּהּ Proverbs 5:3; compare Proverbs 26:28.
3 as substantive = flattery מִקְסָם חָלָק Ezekiel 12:24 divination of flattery.
חָלָק m. adj.
(1) smooth (opp. to hairy), Genesis 27:11 hence bare, used of a mountain, Joshua 11:17, 12:7 bland, smooth, flattering, of the palate, i.e. the mouth of a harlot, Proverbs 5:3 comp. Proverbs 26:28.
(2) slippery, deceitful. Ezekiel 12:24 compare Ezekiel 13:7.
