◄ 2263. chabaq ►
Strong's Lexicon chabaq: To embrace, to clasp, to hold Original Word: חָבַק Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chabaq Pronunciation: khaw-BAHK Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-bak') Definition: to clasp Meaning: To clasp, embrace Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4016 (περιτίθημι, peritithēmi): To put around, to clothe or array • G4905 (συνέρχομαι, synerchomai): To come together, to assemble • G4912 (συνέχω, synechō): To hold together, to constrain, to compel These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic elements of closeness, gathering, and holding, which resonate with the Hebrew concept of חָבַק as an act of embracing or clasping. Usage: The verb חָבַק (chabaq) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of embracing or clasping, often in a physical or affectionate context. Context: The Hebrew verb חָבַק (chabaq) appears in the Old Testament to convey the act of embracing or holding closely. This term is used in various contexts, often to depict a gesture of affection, comfort, or familial love. For instance, in 2 Kings 4:16, the prophet Elisha tells the Shunammite woman, "At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms." Here, the term is used to describe the intimate and joyful act of holding a child. Similarly, in Proverbs 4:8, wisdom is personified and the text encourages, "Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you." This metaphorical use of חָבַק illustrates the value of wisdom and the rewards of holding it dear. The verb is also found in Ecclesiastes 3:5, which speaks to the various seasons of life, including "a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing," highlighting the appropriateness of actions in their due time. The use of חָבַק in these passages underscores the importance of physical and emotional closeness in human relationships and the wisdom of discerning the right time for such expressions. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to clasp, embrace NASB Translation embrace (7), embraced (3), embracing (1), folds (1), hug (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [חָבַק] verb clasp, embrace (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 חַבֵּק; Mandean , NSyriac ; Arabic 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`el). Pi`el Perfect חִבְּקוּ Job 24:8; Lamentations 4:5; Imperfect וַיְחַבֵּק Genesis 48:10; וַיְחַבֶּקֿ Genesis 29:13; וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ Genesis 33:4; 3feminine singular suffix תְּחַבְּקֵ֫נִי Songs 2:6; Songs 8:3; 2masculine 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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance embrace, fold A primitive root; to clasp (the hands or in embrace) -- embrace, fold. Forms and Transliterations וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק וַיְחַבֶּק־ וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק ויחבק ויחבק־ ויחבקהו ותחבק חִבְּק֖וּ חִבְּקוּ־ חֹבֵ֣ק חֹבֶ֣קֶת חבק חבקו חבקו־ חבקת לַחֲב֔וֹק לחבוק מֵחַבֵּֽק׃ מחבק׃ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ תחבקנה׃ תחבקני׃ chibbeku choVek choVeket ḥib·bə·qū ḥib·bə·qū- ḥibbəqū ḥibbəqū- ḥō·ḇe·qeṯ ḥō·ḇêq ḥōḇêq ḥōḇeqeṯ la·ḥă·ḇō·wq lachaVok laḥăḇōwq mê·ḥab·bêq mechabBek mêḥabbêq tə·ḥab·bə·qê·nî ṯə·ḥab·bə·qen·nāh techabbeKeni techabbeKennah təḥabbəqênî ṯəḥabbəqennāh ū·ṯə·ḥab·bêq utechabBek ūṯəḥabbêq vaychabbek vaychabbeKehu way·ḥab·bə·qê·hū way·ḥab·bêq way·ḥab·beq- wayḥabbêq wayḥabbeq- wayḥabbəqêhū Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 29:13 HEB: וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וַיְחַבֶּק־ לוֹ֙ וַיְנַשֶּׁק־ NAS: to meet him, and embraced him and kissed KJV: to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed INT: ran to meet and embraced and kissed and brought Genesis 33:4 HEB: עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־ NAS: to meet him and embraced him, and fell KJV: to meet him, and embraced him, and fell INT: Esau him and embraced and fell on Genesis 48:10 HEB: וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם׃ NAS: to him, and he kissed them and embraced them. KJV: unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. INT: to him kissed and embraced 2 Kings 4:16 HEB: (אַ֖תְּ ק) חֹבֶ֣קֶת בֵּ֑ן וַתֹּ֗אמֶר NAS: year you will embrace a son. KJV: of life, thou shalt embrace a son. INT: next you will embrace A son said Job 24:8 HEB: וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־ צֽוּר׃ NAS: rains And hug the rock KJV: of the mountains, and embrace the rock INT: want of a shelter and hug the rock Proverbs 4:8 HEB: תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ NAS: you if you embrace her. KJV: thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. INT: will honor if embrace Proverbs 5:20 HEB: בְנִ֣י בְזָרָ֑ה וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק חֵ֣ק נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ NAS: with an adulteress And embrace the bosom KJV: with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom INT: my son an adulteress and embrace the bosom alien Ecclesiastes 3:5 HEB: אֲבָנִ֑ים עֵ֣ת לַחֲב֔וֹק וְעֵ֖ת לִרְחֹ֥ק NAS: A time to embrace and a time KJV: a time to embrace, and a time INT: stones A time to embrace time to shun Ecclesiastes 3:5 HEB: וְעֵ֖ת לִרְחֹ֥ק מֵחַבֵּֽק׃ NAS: and a time to shun embracing. KJV: and a time to refrain from embracing; INT: time to shun embracing Ecclesiastes 4:5 HEB: הַכְּסִיל֙ חֹבֵ֣ק אֶת־ יָדָ֔יו NAS: The fool folds his hands and consumes KJV: his hands together, and eateth INT: the fool folds his hands and consumes Songs 2:6 HEB: לְרֹאשִׁ֔י וִימִינ֖וֹ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ NAS: And his right hand embrace me. KJV: and his right hand doth embrace me. INT: my head and his right embrace Songs 8:3 HEB: רֹאשִׁ֔י וִֽימִינ֖וֹ תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ NAS: And his right hand embrace me. KJV: and his right hand should embrace me. INT: my head and his right embrace Lamentations 4:5 HEB: עֲלֵ֣י תוֹלָ֔ע חִבְּק֖וּ אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ ס NAS: in purple Embrace ash pits. KJV: in scarlet embrace dunghills. INT: in purple Embrace ash 13 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2263 13 Occurrences ḥib·bə·qū- — 2 Occ. ḥō·ḇêq — 1 Occ. ḥō·ḇe·qeṯ — 1 Occ. la·ḥă·ḇō·wq — 1 Occ. mê·ḥab·bêq — 1 Occ. tə·ḥab·bə·qê·nî — 2 Occ. ṯə·ḥab·bə·qen·nāh — 1 Occ. ū·ṯə·ḥab·bêq — 1 Occ. way·ḥab·beq- — 2 Occ. way·ḥab·bə·qê·hū — 1 Occ.