# חָלָק (chalaq)

Israeli respelling: cha-laq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2509. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

smooth (especially of tongue)

King James renderings: flattering, smooth.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/chalaq-h2509

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 27:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/27/11) — And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
- [Proverbs 5:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/5/3) — For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
- [Proverbs 26:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/26/28) — A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
- [Ezekiel 12:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/12/24) — For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.