H2505B–חָלַק–cha.laq

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

יַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃ (יַחֲלִֽיקוּ) ya.cha.Li.ku “they speak flattery”

For he made `it' smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

הֶחֱלִ֣יק he.che.Lik “he flatters”

Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart `is' war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they `are' drawn `swords'.

חָלְק֤וּ׀ chal.Ku “they were smooth”

To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ he.che.Li.kah “she makes smooth”

To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ he.che.Li.kah “she makes smooth”

Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.

מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק (מַּחֲלִ֥יק) ma.cha.Lik “[one who] makes smooth”

A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.

מַחֲלִ֣יק ma.cha.Lik “[who] flatters”

And strengthen doth an artizan the refiner, A smoother `with' a hammer, Him who is beating `on' an anvil, Saying, `For joining it `is' good,' And he strengtheneth it with nails, it is not moved!

מַחֲלִ֥יק ma.cha.Lik “a smoother of”

Their heart hath been divided, now they are guilty, He doth break down their altars, He doth destroy their standing-pillars.

חָלַ֥ק cha.Lak “it is slippery”