1) to embrace, clasp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to embrace 1a2) to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to embrace
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H2263 — חָבַק
cha.vaq · to embrace · Hebrew/Aramaic
12 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 29:13 · וַיְחַבֶּק־And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.Genesis 33:4 · וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּAnd Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.Genesis 48:10 · וַיְחַבֵּ֥קNow the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.2 Kings 4:16 · חֹבֶ֣קֶתAnd he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.Job 24:8 · חִבְּקוּ־They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.Proverbs 4:8 · תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.Proverbs 5:20 · וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קFor why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?Ecclesiastes 3:5 · לַחֲב֔וֹק · מֵחַבֵּֽק׃a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;Ecclesiastes 4:5 · חֹבֵ֣קThe fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.Song of Solomon 2:6 · תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.Song of Solomon 8:3 · תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.Lamentations 4:5 · חִבְּק֖וּThey that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.