חֲלַקְלַקָּה
chălaqlaqqâh · khal-ak-lak-kaw'
properly, something very smooth; i.e. a treacherous spot; figuratively, blandishment
Lexicon
Derivation: by reduplication from H2505 (חָלַק);
properly, something very smooth; i.e. a treacherous spot; figuratively, blandishment
- properly, something very smooth
- i.e. a treacherous spot
- figuratively, blandishment
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: flattery, slippery.
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
- 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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › authority, the one who leads › what comes behind, the returning cycle › authority, the one who leads › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to reveal, behold
To separate and protect of authority, the one who leads of what comes behind, the returning cycle of authority, the one who leads of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲלַקְלַקָּה 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 · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and slippery1 · 25%
- shall be unto them as slippery1 · 25%
- by flatteries1 · 25%
- to them with flatteries1 · 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.