חִבֻּק יָדַיִם
A clasping of the hands (in idleness) · a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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חִבֻּק H2264 a clasping of the hands (in idleness)
יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
What does חִבֻּק יָדַיִם (chibbuq yadayim) mean in the Bible?
חִבֻּק · יָד is a Hebrew word meaning "a clasping of the hands (in idleness)".
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