Strong's H2836

חָשַׁק

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver

Derivation

a primitive root; also interchangeable for H2820 (חָשַׂךְ)

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, חָשַׁק is translated as: have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.