Flattery
חֲלַקָּהStrong’s H2514chalaqqah (cha-laq-qah)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Chalaqqah is the Hebrew word usually translated “flattering”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”
Meaning
- Flattery, smoothness, fine promises
How it's translated
- with flattering 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
חֲלַקָּה chalaqqah · flattery
flattery, smoothness, fine promises
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “flattery” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FLAT'TERY, noun
- False praise; commendation bestowed for the purpose of gaining favor and influence, or to accomplish some purpose.
- Adulation; obsequiousness; wheedling.
- Just commendation which gratifies self-love.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.