smooth
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to flatter
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Hebrew | |
Lexeme | ḥālāḳ | |
Meaning 1 | smooth | hēn ʕēśāw ʔāḥī ʔīš śāʕir wə-ʔānōkī ʔīš ḥālāḳ Gen. 27:11: 'there, Esau, my brother, is a hairy man, and I am smooth' |
Meaning 2 | flatterer | ləšōn-šeḳer yiśnā dakkāw ū-pe ḥālāḳ yaʕăśe midḥe Pr. 26:28: 'a tongue of lie hates its owner and a smooth (flattering) mouth works ruin' |
Reference | ||
Comment | HALAT 310 |