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־It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.Genesis 33:4 · וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּEsau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.Genesis 48:10 · וַיְחַבֵּ֥קNow the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.2 Kings 4:16 · חֹבֶ֣קֶתHe said, “At this season, when the time comes around, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.”Job 24:8 · חִבְּקוּ־They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.Proverbs 4:8 · תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.Proverbs 5:20 · וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קFor why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?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 together and ruins himself.Song of Solomon 2:6 · תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.Song of Solomon 8:3 · תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.Lamentations 4:5 · חִבְּק֖וּThose who fed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.