What does חִבֻּק mean in the Bible?
חִבֻּק is a Hebrew word meaning "a clasping of the hands (in idleness)".
Hebrew · H2264
חִבֻּק
A clasping of the hands (in idleness)
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חִבֻּקH2264
What does חִבֻּק mean in the Bible?
חִבֻּק is a Hebrew word meaning "a clasping of the hands (in idleness)".
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How does the BSB render H2264?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include folding (2).
Where does חִבֻּק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 6:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itfolding2×Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
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First aligned rowProverbs 6:10
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Proverbs2
Source forms
חִבֻּ֖ק2xḥib·buqProverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct2xProverbs 6:10, Proverbs 24:33
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a clasping of the hands (in idleness)
Source Gloss
a clasping of the hands (in idleness)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a clasping of the hands (in idleness) BDB: a clasping Usage: fold.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חִבֻּק is built from this root:
חָבַקH2263
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