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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!”
“No, my lord!” she cried. “O man of God, don’t deceive me and get my hopes up like that.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:8 - They are soaked by mountain showers,
and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:8 - If you prize wisdom, she will make you great.
Embrace her, and she will honor you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:20 - Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:5 - A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5 - “Fools fold their idle hands,
leading them to ruin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:6 - His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:3 - Your left arm would be under my head,
and your right arm would embrace me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - The people who once ate the richest foods
now beg in the streets for anything they can get.
Those who once wore the finest clothes
now search the garbage dumps for food.
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