חָלָק
châlâq · khaw-lawk'
smooth (especially of tongue)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2505 (חָלַק);
smooth (especially of tongue)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: flattering, smooth.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › authority, the one who leads › what comes behind, the returning cycle
To separate and protect of authority, the one who leads of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָלָק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and i am a smooth1 · 25%
- is smoother1 · 25%
- by it; and a flattering1 · 25%
- nor flattering1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.