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Lexicon :: Strong's H2263 - ḥāḇaq

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חָבַק
Transliteration
ḥāḇaq
Pronunciation
khaw-bak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 597

Strong’s Definitions

חָבַק châbaq, khaw-bak'; a primitive root; to clasp (the hands or in embrace):—embrace, fold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2263 in the following manner: embrace (12x), fold (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H2263 in the following manner: embrace (12x), fold (1x).

  1. to embrace, clasp

    1. (Qal)

      1. to embrace

      2. to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.)

    2. (Piel) to embrace

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָבַק châbaq, khaw-bak'; a primitive root; to clasp (the hands or in embrace):—embrace, fold.
STRONGS H2263: Abbreviations
† [חָבַק] verb clasp, embrace (Late Hebrew id.; Targum חַבֵּק; Mandean bdb028706, NSyriac bdb028707; Arabic bdb028708 II. collect one's possessions, etc., Frey) —
Qal Infinitive לַחֲבוֺק Ecclesiastes 3:5; Participle חֹבֵּק Ecclesiastes 4:5; חֹבֶקֶת 2 Kings 4:16; — embrace, with accusative בֵּן 2 Kings 4:16; יָדָיו Ecclesiastes 4:5 (said of הַכְּסִיל = fold his arms, i.e. be idle; compare חִבֻּק); no object expressed Ecclesiastes 3:5 (|| Pi.).
Pi. Perfect חִבְּקוּ Job 24:8; Lamentations 4:5; Imperfect וַיְחַבֵּק Genesis 48:10; וַיְחַבֶּקֿ Genesis 29:13; וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ Genesis 33:4; 3rd person feminine singular suffix תְּחַבְּקֵ֫נִי Songs 2:6; Songs 8:3; 2nd person masculine singular וּתְחַבֵּק Proverbs 5:20, suffix תְּחַבְּקֶ֫נָּה Proverbs 4:8; Infinitive חַבֵּק Ecclesiastes 3:5; — embrace of person, no object עת לִרְחֹק מֵחַבֵּק Ecclesiastes 3:5 (|| Qal); followed by לְ Genesis 29:13 (J), Genesis 48:10 (E); followed by suffix Genesis 33:4 (J), Proverbs 4:8; Songs 2:6; Songs 8:3; with accusative Proverbs 5:20; embrace צוּר for want of shelter Job 24:8 (of poor); embrace refuse-heaps אשׁפתות Lamentations 4:5, i.e. are outcasts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:13; 29:13; 33:4; 33:4; 48:10; 48:10

2 Kings

4:16; 4:16

Job

24:8; 24:8

Proverbs

4:8; 4:8; 5:20; 5:20

Ecclesiastes

3:5; 3:5; 3:5; 3:5; 4:5; 4:5

Song of Songs

2:6; 2:6; 8:3; 8:3

Lamentations

4:5; 4:5

H2263

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2263 matches the Hebrew חָבַק (ḥāḇaq),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:13 - Dès que Laban eut entendu parler de Jacob, fils de sa soeur, il courut au-devant de lui, il l'embrassa et le baisa, et il le fit venir dans sa maison. Jacob raconta à Laban toutes ces choses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - Ésaü courut à sa rencontre; il l'embrassa, se jeta à son cou, et le baisa. Et ils pleurèrent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Les yeux d'Israël étaient appesantis par la vieillesse; il ne pouvait plus voir. Joseph les fit approcher de lui; et Israël leur donna un baiser, et les embrassa.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - Élisée lui dit: A cette même époque, l'année prochaine, tu embrasseras un fils. Et elle dit: Non! mon seigneur, homme de Dieu, ne trompe pas ta servante!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:8 - Ils sont percés par la pluie des montagnes, Et ils embrassent les rochers comme unique refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:8 - Exalte-la, et elle t'élèvera; Elle fera ta gloire, si tu l'embrasses;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:20 - Et pourquoi, mon fils, serais-tu épris d'une étrangère, Et embrasserais-tu le sein d'une inconnue?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:5 - un temps pour lancer des pierres, et un temps pour ramasser des pierres; un temps pour embrasser, et un temps pour s'éloigner des embrassements;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5 - L'insensé se croise les mains, et mange sa propre chair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:6 - Que sa main gauche soit sous ma tête, Et que sa droite m'embrasse! -

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:3 - Que sa main gauche soit sous ma tête, Et que sa droite m'embrasse! -

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - Ceux qui se nourrissaient de mets délicats Périssent dans les rues; Ceux qui étaient élevés dans la pourpre Embrassent les fumiers.
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