חֲלַקְלַקָּה
chălaqlaqqâh · H2519 · Hebrew · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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smooth
State in which an object has a relatively even and regular surface, free from perceptible projections or lumps or indentations; often associated with danger and insincerity
ExamplesPsalm 35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
Jeremiah 23:12 “Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring disaster upon them, The year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
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flattering
State in which words have the appearance of being well-intentioned, though actually being insincere
ExamplesDaniel 11:21 “And in his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the majesty of kingship has not been conferred; but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
Daniel 11:34 “Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- בin/on/with 4
- כlike/as 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- מִרְמָה mirmâh · H4820 · falsehood, deceit, treachery
- Both words denote deceitful speech or behavior; חֲלַקְלַקָּה (chălaqlaqqâh, H2519) (“flattery, slippery”) emphasizes smooth, ingratiating speech that deceives by charm, while מִרְמָה (mirmâh, H4820) (“craft, deceit, guile, treachery”) is broader and covers any form of intentional deception.
- מַהֲתַלָּה mahăthallâh · H4123 · (to prophesy) deceit
- Both lexemes describe false or misleading speech: flattery and deceit both involve deceptive communication.
- תׇּרְמָה tormâh · H8649 · falsehood, deceit, treachery
- "Flattery" (חֲלַקְלַקָּה (chălaqlaqqâh, H2519), smooth or slippery speech used deceptively) and "deceit" (תׇּרְמָה (tormâh, H8649)) are closely related in the sphere of dishonest communication.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Shape002001001052
- The word describes a slippery physical surface, as the psalmist prays that his enemies' path would be "dark and slippery" (Psalm 35:6).
- False002001003007
- The same word names deceptive flatteries, as the king of the North wins his kingdom "through intrigue" and deals with allies "through flatteries" in Daniel's vision (Daniel 11:21, 11:32, 11:34).
Word family 12 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2519. chalaqlaqqoth חֲלַקְלַקּוֺת noun plural feminine abstract smoothness,…
חֲלַקְלַקּוֺת noun plural feminine abstract smoothness, slipperiness, flattery, fine promises;
1 slipperiness וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּת חשׁך יהידֿרכם Psa 35:6; כַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֺת להם דרכם יהיה Jer 23:12.
2 fine promises בַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֺה מלכוּת והחזיק Dan 11:21; compare Dan 11:34.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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