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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2436 - חֵק

Transliteration

chêyq

Phonetics

khake, khake, khoke

Origin

from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

629a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 43 ‑ ἀγκάλη (ang‑kal'‑ay); 899 ‑ βάθος (bath'‑os); 2859 ‑ κόλπος (kol'‑pos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (37)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

BSB (34)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

CSB (30)

Genesis 1

Exodus 4

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

ESV (38)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

KJV (38)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

LEB (30)

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

LSB (38)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

N95 (34)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

NAS (45)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (38)

Genesis 1

Exodus 5

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 5

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 3

Micah 1

ASV (37)

and from the bottom 1

and the bottom 1

bosom 1

him out of her bosom 1

in his bosom 2

in my bosom 2

in the bosom 2

in thy bosom 2

into his bosom 2

into mine own bosom 1

into the bosom 1

into the bottom 1

into the lap 1

into their bosom 3

into thy bosom 4

it in her bosom 2

it out of his bosom 1

of her bosom 1

of his bosom 1

of your bosom 1

out of the bosom 1

the bosom 1

the bottom 1

them in his bosom 1

them in thy bosom 1

within me 1

BSB (34)

a covert 1

and a covert 1

and a gutter 1

at my bosom 1

by his side 1

close to his heart 1

from her arms 1

he embraces 1

him on her lap 1

his cloak 1

in her bosom 1

in his arms 1

in my heart 1

in the lap 1

in your arms 1

in your bosom 1

inside his cloak 1

inside your cloak 1

into the lap 1

into their laps 1

into your arms 2

its gutter 1

she embraces 1

the arms 1

the bosom 1

the floor 1

the laps 2

the space from the gutter 1

their laps 1

within me 1

you embrace 1

your cloak 1

CSB (30)

arms 5

breast 2

cloak 4

covert 1

embrace 1

embraces 2

gutter 1

heart 1

into the lap 1

lap 1

laps 1

side 1

the arms 1

the bottom 1

the breast 1

the fold 1

the gutter 2

the heart 1

within me 1

your arms 1

ESV (38)

arms 5

base 3

bosom 5

bottom 1

breast 2

chest 2

cloak 4

concealed 1

destroy 1

embrace 2

embraces 2

garment 1

heart 1

lap 4

out 1

secret 1

to 1

within 1

KJV (38)

bosom 31

bosom * 1

bottom 3

lap 1

midst 1

within 1

LEB (30)

and a ⌊concealed 1

and the gutter 1

her lap 1

him in her lap 1

him on her bosom 1

in his lap 2

in my bosom 1

in my lap 1

in the bosom of 1

in your lap 1

into the fold of his garment 1

into the fold of your garment 1

into the lap 1

into your lap 1

now its gutter 1

the bosom of 2

the floor of 1

the fold of his garment 2

the fold of their garment 1

the fold of your garment 1

the gutter 1

the lap 1

the laps of 1

them in his bosom 1

them in your lap 1

within me⌋ 1

your lap 1

LSB (38)

base 3

bosom 27

bottom 1

care 1

cherish 1

cherishes 2

embrace 1

lap 1

within 1

N95 (34)

arms 1

base 3

bosom 22

bottom 1

care 1

cherish 1

cherishes 2

lap 2

within 1

NAS (45)

arms 5

base 3

bottom 1

breast 2

breasts 1

care 1

cherish 1

cherishes 2

chest 2

fold 6

heart 2

inside 2

lap 5

laps 3

of 3

pocket 2

robe 3

within 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (38)

and its bottom 1

bosom 1

from the bottom 1

him out of her bosom 1

in his bosom 1

in my bosom 1

in my heart 1

in secret 1

in the bosom 1

in the cloak 1

in your bosom 1

in your embrace 1

inside his cloak 2

inside your cloak 2

into his lap 1

into my own bosom 1

into the bosom 1

into the bottom 1

into the lap 1

into their bosom 2

into your bosom 2

it in her bosom 2

it out of his cloak 1

of her bosom 1

of his bosom 1

of your bosom 1

the bosom 1

the bottom 1

them in his bosom 1

them in your bosom 1

times into their bosom 1

within me 1

your pocket and consume them 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1163) b h (ההב HhB) AC: Hide CO: Bosom AB: Refuge: The pictograph h is a picture of a wall. The b is a picture of a tent or house. Combined these mean "wall of the house". The walls of the house enclose the home as refuge for the family. A refuge functions as a place of hiding from any undesirable person or situation.

A) b h (ההב HhB) AC: ? CO: Bosom AB: ?: A place where one is hidden in the arms and cherished.

N^m) b h (ההב HhB) - Bosom: KJV (1): bosom - Strongs: H2243 (חֹב)

B) b b h (ההבב HhBB) AC: Cherish CO: ? AB: ?: One that is cherished is held close to the bosom.

V) b b h (ההבב HhBB) - Cherish: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) love - Strongs: H2245 (חָבַב)

E) a b h (ההבא HhBA) AC: Hide CO: Refuge AB: ?: Any place where one hides in secret or for lurking.

V) a b h (ההבא HhBA) - Hide: KJV (33): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Hophal, Pual) hide, held, secretly - Strongs: H2244 (חָבָא)

a^m) a b h m (מההבא MHhBA) - Refuge: A place of hiding. [df: awbxm] KJV (2): hiding place, lurking place - Strongs: H4224 (מַחֲבֵא)

H) e b h (ההבה HhBH) AC: Hide CO: ? AB: ?: A refuge functions as a place of hiding from any undesirable person or situation.

V) e b h (ההבה HhBH) - Hide: KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Niphal) hide - Strongs: H2247 (חָבָה)

fj^m) n f i b h (ההביונ HhBYWN) - Hiding: KJV (1): hiding - Strongs: H2253 (חֶבְיוֹן)

J) b f h (ההוב HhWB) AC: Endanger CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root;]

V) b f h (ההוב HhWB) - Endanger: KJV (1): (vf: Piel) endanger - Strongs: H2325 (חָיַב)

N^m) b f h (ההוב HhWB) - Debtor: KJV (1): debtor - Strongs: H2326 (חוֹב)

M) b i h (ההיב HhYB) AC: ? CO: Bosom AB: ?: A place of refuge.

N^m) b i h (ההיב HhYB) - Bosom: [df: qyx qwx qx] KJV (39): bosom, bottom, lap - Strongs: H2436 (חֵק)

Adopted Roots:

A2141 L b h (Bind, Rope)
A2142 Q b h (Embrace)
A2143 R b h (Couple, Clamp, Companion)
A2144 S b h (Bind)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[חוק] noun [masculine] bosom, Psalm 74:11 Kt חוקך (but read Qr חֵיקְךָ, see following).

חֵיק, חֵק noun [masculine] bosom (Late Hebrew id.) — absolute חֵיק Ezekiel 43:17; Proverbs 16:33 + Ezekiel 43:13 (Co חיקו, compare ZKW^{1883, pp. 67ff.}; חֵיקֹה Dr^{Sm xxxi}), חֵק Proverbs 21:14; construct חֵיק 1 Kings 22:35 3t. + Ezekiel 43:14 (Co חיקו) חֵק Proverbs 5:20 (omitted by accident in Baer, compare Str^{on the passage}) Proverbs 17:23 suffix חֵיקִי 1 Kings 3:20; Psalm 89:51; חֵקִי Job 19:27 etc.; elsewhere always plene with suffix; חוקף Kt Psalm 74:11 (Qr חֵיקְךָ); — bosom, specifically

1 of fold of garment, at breast Exodus 4:6 (twice in verse); Exodus 4:7 (3t. in verse) (all J), Proverbs 6:27; Proverbs 16:33, metaphor of ׳י Psalm 74:11; ׳שֹׁחַד בח Proverbs 21:14 is a hidden reward (concealed in bosom; "" מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר); שֹׁחַד טֵחֵק Proverbs 17:23 is a gift secretly given; figurative, requite into bosom Isaiah 65:6,7; Psalm 35:13; Psalm 79:12; Jeremiah 32:18.

2 carry (נָשָׂא) in bosom, Moses the people Numbers 11:12 (JE); Naomi, Ruth's child Ruth 4:16, compare 1 Kings 3:20 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 17:19; ewe lamb 2 Samuel 12:3; Isaiah 40:11 (metaphor); Lamentations 2:12 of infants dying in their mothers' arms; figurative of carrying insults in one's bosom Psalm 89:51 (read probably כְּלִמַּת for כֹּל, see Bi Che).

3 bosom as part of body:

a. external, lie in bosom, of wife שׁככת Micah 7:5, compare 2 Samuel 12:8; concubine Genesis 16:5 (J) compare 1 Kings 1:2; אֵשֶׁת חיק(ךׅ Deuteronomy 13:7; Deuteronomy 28:54, compare also Proverbs 5:20 תְּחַבֵּק חֵק נָכְּרִיָה; אֹישׁ חֵיקָהּ Deuteronomy 28:56.

b. internal, anger restethכסילים ׳בה Ecclesiastes 7:9; כָּלוּ כִלְֹיתַיבְּחֵקִי Job 19:27 my reins are consumed within me; Job 23:12 (read בְּחֵקִי for מֵחֻקִּי, so ᵐ5ᵑ9 Ol Me Stu Di) in my breast have I hidden the words of his mouth (compare בְּלִבִּי Psalm 119:11); figurative of interior of chariot 1 Kings 22:35 הרכב׳ח; of hollow bottom of altar Ezekiel 43:13,14,17 (Sm Rinne; Co Grundeinfassung).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חֵק see חֵיק.

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List of Word Forms

בְ֝חֵיקִ֗י בְּחֵ֥יק בְּחֵיק֑וֹ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ בְּחֵיקָ֑הּ בְּחֵקִֽי׃ בְחֵיקִֽי׃ בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ בְחֵיקֶ֗ךָ בְחֵיקָ֔הּ בַּ֝חֵ֗ק בַּ֭חֵיק בחיק בחיקה בחיקו בחיקי בחיקי׃ בחיקך בחק בחקי׃ וְהַֽחֵיק־ וְחֵ֨יק וּבְחֵיק֖וֹ וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ וּמֵחֵ֨יק ובחיקו והחיק־ וחיק ומחיק חֵ֖יק חֵ֣ק חֵ֥יק חֵיק֑וֹ חֵיק֔וֹ חֵיקִ֥י חֵיקֶ֔ךָ חֵיקֶ֗ךָ חֵיקָ֑ם חֵיקָ֔הּ חֵיקָֽם׃ חֵֽיקְךָ֣ חיק חיקה חיקו חיקי חיקך חיקם חיקם׃ חק מֵ֭חֵיק מֵֽחֵיק֔וֹ מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ מחיק מחיקה מחיקו ba·ḥêq Bacheik baChek baḥêq bə·ḥê·qāh ḇə·ḥê·qāh bə·ḥê·qe·ḵā ḇə·ḥê·qe·ḵā bə·ḥê·qî ḇə·ḥê·qî bə·ḥê·qōw bə·ḥêq beCheik becheiKah becheiKecha becheiKo becheKi bəḥêq bəḥêqāh ḇəḥêqāh bəḥêqeḵā ḇəḥêqeḵā bəḥêqî ḇəḥêqî bəḥêqōw cheik cheiKah cheiKam cheiKecha cheiKi cheiKo chek ḥê·qāh ḥê·qām ḥê·qe·ḵā ḥê·qə·ḵā ḥê·qî ḥê·qōw ḥêq ḥêqāh ḥêqām ḥêqeḵā ḥêqəḵā ḥêqî ḥêqōw mê·ḥê·qāh mê·ḥê·qōw mê·ḥêq Mecheik mecheiKah mecheiKo mêḥêq mêḥêqāh mêḥêqōw ū·ḇə·ḥê·qōw ū·mê·ḥêq ūḇəḥêqōw umeCheik ūmêḥêq uvecheiKo veCheik vecheiKah vecheiKecha vecheiKi vehacheik wə·ha·ḥêq- wə·ḥêq wəhaḥêq- wəḥêq