חָבַק

cha.vaqto embraceHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb13 occurrences7 books12 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
Traditional renderings: embrace, fold.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Genesis 29:13וַיְחַבֶּק־ · He embraced
    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.
  2. Genesis 33:4וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ · and embraced him
    Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
  3. Genesis 48:10וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק · and embraced
    Now 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.
  4. 2 Kings 4:16חֹבֶ֣קֶת · will hold
    And 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.”
  5. Job 24:8חִבְּקוּ־ · they huddle
    Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
  6. Proverbs 4:8תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ · you embrace her
    Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
  7. Proverbs 5:20וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק · or embrace
    Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
  8. Ecclesiastes 3:5לַחֲב֔וֹק · to embrace; מֵחַבֵּֽק׃ · from embracing
    …a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
  9. Ecclesiastes 4:5חֹבֵ֣ק · folds
    The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
  10. Song of Solomon 2:6תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ · embraces me
    His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
  11. Song of Solomon 8:3תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ · embraces me
    His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
  12. Lamentations 4:5חִבְּק֖וּ · huddle
    Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.