חבק
Hebrew
Noun
חֲבָק • (khavák) m
Noun
חֶבֶק • (khévek) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
Verb
חָבַק • (khavaq) (pa'al construction)
- (flowery) To clasp, embrace.
- c. 561–538 BCE, 2 Kings 4:16,
- וַיֹּאמֶר לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה כָּעֵת חַיָּה אַתִּי חֹבֶקֶת בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אַל־אֲדֹנִי אִישׁ […] אַל־תְּכַזֵּב בְּשִׁפְחָתֶךָ׃
- vayomer lamo'ed haze ka'et khaya ati khoveket ben vatomer al-adoni ish […] al-t'khazev b'shifkhatekha.
- And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of […] , do not lie unto thine handmaid.[1]
References
- “חבק” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, pages 363–364.
- Notes:
- Authorized King James translation (1611).
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