חָבַקchâbaq
clasp, embrace
Pronunciation: khaw-bak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2263
Meanings
Qal: embrace (Ecclesiastes 3:5; Ecclesiastes 4:5; 2 Kings 4:16)
Pi`el: embrace, of person (Job 24:8; Lamentations 4:5; Genesis 48:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 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,
- Genesis 33:4 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
- Genesis 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.
- 2 Kings 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.”
- Job 24:8 They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.
- Proverbs 4:8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).