What does חָשַׁק (ḥāšaq) mean in the Bible?
חָשַׁק (ḥāšaq): Intimate attachment moving from physical clinging to emotional devotion; God's decisive delight in covenant relationship
Hebrew · H2836
חָשַׁק
To cling , i.e. join , (figuratively) to love , delight in ; elliptically; to deliver
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חָשַׁק H2836
Pronunciation ḥāšaq
What does חָשַׁק (ḥāšaq) mean in the Bible?
חָשַׁק (ḥāšaq): Intimate attachment moving from physical clinging to emotional devotion; God's decisive delight in covenant relationship
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2836?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and supplied bands (1), and you desire (1), desired (1), has set His affection (1).
Where does חָשַׁק (ḥāšaq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 34:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Exodus (3), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× 1 Kings 9:19
and supplied bands 1× Exodus 38:28
and you desire 1× Deuteronomy 21:11
desired 1× 2 Chronicles 8:6
has set His affection 1× Deuteronomy 10:15
he loves 1× Psalms 91:14
longs for 1× Genesis 34:8
love 1× Isaiah 38:17
set His affection 1× Deuteronomy 7:7
shall have silver bands 1× Exodus 27:17
were banded 1× Exodus 38:17
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Genesis 34:8 חָֽשְׁקָ֤ה to longs for Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Exodus 27:17 מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣ים to shall have silver bands Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 38:17 מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣ים to were banded Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 38:28 וְחִשַּׁ֥ק to and supplied bands Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 7:7 חָשַׁ֧ק to set His affection Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 10:15 חָשַׁ֥ק to has set His affection Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:11 וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ to and you desire Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1 Kings 9:19 חָשַׁק֙ to . . . Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 8:6 חָשַׁק֙ to desired Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 91:14 חָ֭שַׁק to he loves Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 34:8
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 3 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
חָשַׁק֙ 2x ḥā·šaq 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6
מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣ים 2x mə·ḥuš·šā·qîm Exodus 27:17, Exodus 38:17
וְחִשַּׁ֥ק 1x wə·ḥiš·šaq Exodus 38:28
וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ 1x wə·ḥā·šaq·tā Deuteronomy 21:11
חָשַׁ֧ק 1x ḥā·šaq Deuteronomy 7:7
חָשַׁ֥ק 1x ḥā·šaq Deuteronomy 10:15
חָ֭שַׁק 1x ḥā·šaq Psalms 91:14
חָֽשְׁקָ֤ה 1x ḥā·šə·qāh Genesis 34:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 5x Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 10:15, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural 2x Exodus 27:17, Exodus 38:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 38:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 21:11
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 38:17
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 34:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Intimate attachment moving from physical clinging to emotional devotion; God's decisive delight in covenant relationship
Strong's H2836
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Word forms 2 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 48:9-11 Source Gloss
to cling , i.e. join , (figuratively) to love , delight in ; elliptically; to deliver
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Intimate attachment moving from physical clinging to emotional devotion; God's decisive delight in covenant relationship
to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver BDB: furnish with fillets Usage: have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 9
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Perfect 1Kgs 9:19 · 2Chr 8:6 · Deut 7:7 · Deut 10:15 · Ps 91:14 · Gen 34:8 · Isa 38:17 7×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Participle passive Exod 27:17 · Exod 38:17 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
God's purposeful desire to preserve His name and not cut off His people
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain