חִבֻּקchibbuq

a clasping of the hands (in idleness)

Pronunciation: khib-book' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2264

Meanings

a clasping, folding, of the hands (Proverbs 6:10; Proverbs 24:33)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 6:10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
  • Proverbs 24:33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

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).