חַלָּק

1. literal אִישׁ חָלָק 1 Mos 27,11 (J), smooth man (opposed to אישׁ שָׂעִר); הָהָר הֶחָלָק Jos 11,17; Jos 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 es-‚afâ are proposed, see Di.; as substantive חַלְּקֵינַֿחַל Es 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 Ord 5,3 compare Ord 26,28.

3. as substantive = flattery מִקְסָם חָלָק Ezk 12,24 divination of flattery.