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־When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.Genesis 33:4 · וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּEsau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.Genesis 48:10 · וַיְחַבֵּ֥קNow Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.2 Kings 4:16 · חֹבֶ֣קֶתAnd Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”Job 24:8 · חִבְּקוּ־Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.Proverbs 4:8 · תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.Proverbs 5:20 · וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קWhy be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?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 folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.Song of Solomon 2:6 · תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.Song of Solomon 8:3 · תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.Lamentations 4:5 · חִבְּק֖וּThose who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.