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hā´lak (ההר החלק, haÌ„-haÌ„r he-hÌ£aÌ„laÌ„kÌ£): A mountain that marked the southern limit of the conquests of Joshua (; ). It is spoken of as the “mount Halak (literally, “the bare†or “smooth mountainâ€) that goeth up to Seir.†The latter passage locates it on the West of the Arabah. The southern boundary of the land is defined by the ascent of Akrabbim (; ). This may with some certainty be identified with the pass known today as nakÌ£b esÌ£-SÌ£afaÌ„, “pass of the smooth rock,†through which runs the road from the South to Hebron. To the Southwest opens WaÌ„dy Maderah, a continuation of WaÌ„dy el-FikÌ£rah, in which there rises a conspicuous hill, Jebel Maderah, composed of limestone, answering well the description of a bare or smooth mountain. It is a striking feature of the landscape viewed from all sides, and may well be the mount here referred to. See also HOR, MOUNT.