Hebrew word study

חָבַקchâbaq to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

Pronounced “khaw-bak'

to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

Translated in the King James as: embrace, fold.

Appears 13 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 3×
Genesis 29:13Genesis 33:4Genesis 48:10
2 Kings 1×
2 Ki 4:16
Job 1×
Job 24:8
Proverbs 2×
Proverbs 4:8Proverbs 5:20
Ecclesiastes 3×
Eccles 3:5Eccles 4:5+ 1 more in Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon 2×
Song 2:6Song 8:3
Lamentations 1×
Lam 4:5

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