Drift Bible

Hebrew word · H2263

חָבַק

chovek

to embrace

Appears 13 times in 12 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

Where it appears

Genesis · 3
  1. Genesis 29:13 וַיְחַבֶּק־ and 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 33:4 וַֽיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ and he 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 48:10 וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק and he 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.

2 Kings · 1
  1. 2 Kings 4:16 חֹבֶ֣קֶת [will be] embracing

    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.”

Job · 1
  1. Job 24:8 חִבְּקוּ־ they embrace

    Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.

Proverbs · 2
  1. Proverbs 4:8 תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ you will embrace her

    Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

  2. Proverbs 5:20 וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק <so> may you embrace?

    Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Ecclesiastes · 3
  1. Ecclesiastes 3:5 לַחֲב֔וֹק מֵחַבֵּֽק׃ to embrace, 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,

  2. Ecclesiastes 4:5 חֹבֵ֣ק [is] folding

    The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

Song of Songs · 2
  1. Song of Songs 2:6 תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ it embraces me

    His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

  2. Song of Songs 8:3 תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ it embraces me

    His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

Lamentations · 1
  1. Lamentations 4:5 חִבְּק֖וּ they have embraced

    Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.

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