Lexicon
חֵ֫לֶק
che.leq
H2506B
H:N-M Hebrew

smoothness

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che.leq denotes the smooth quality attributed to lips that turns a man aside.

The sole attested use places che.leq in a construct phrase concerning lips, describing the smooth quality by which a woman drives a man away.

Senses in use

  1. Smooth speech of the lips · dominant

    In Proverbs 7:21, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the phrase concerning her lips, alongside her persuasion and the action of turning him aside. The APB renders the clause, “with the smoothness of her lips she drives him away.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 7:21, the APB presents the phrase as “the smoothness of her lips”; This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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