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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #2559 - חָמַק
Transliteration
châmaq
Phonetics
khaw-mak'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
verb
TWOT
682
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- to withdraw, turn around, turn away
- (Qal) to turn away
- (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (2)
Song of Solomon
1
Jeremiah
1
BSB (2)
Song of Solomon
1
Jeremiah
1
CSB (2)
Song of Solomon
1
Jeremiah
1
ESV (1)
Jeremiah
1
KJV (2)
Song of Solomon
1
Jeremiah
1
LEB (2)
Song of Solomon
1
Jeremiah
1
LSB (5)
Song of Solomon
2
Jeremiah
3
N95 (5)
Song of Solomon
2
Jeremiah
3
NAS (3)
Song of Solomon
2
Jeremiah
3
NLT (0)
The
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Jeremiah
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2174) qmh (ההמק HhMQ) AC: Turn CO: Round AB: ?
V) qmh (ההמק HhMQ) - Turn: KJV (2): (vf: Paal, Hitpael) withdraw, go - Strongs: H2559 (חָמַק)
dm) qfmh (ההמוק HhMWQ) - Rounded: Something that is round. KJV (1): joints - Strongs: H2542 (הַמּוּק)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
חָמַק verb turn away (intransitive) —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular עָבָ֑ר׳וְדוֺדִי ח Song of Solomon 5:6 and my beloved had turned away, passed on.
Hithpa`el Imperfect 2 feminine singular עַדמָֿתַי תִּתְחַמָּקִין הַבַּת הַשּׁוֺבֵבָה Jeremiah 31:22 turn hither and thither, see Gf VB.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
חָמַק
(1) to go round, a kindred root to חָבַק. See Hithpael.
(2) to turn oneself round, to depart, Song of Solomon 5:2. Hithpael, to wander about, see Kal, Jeremiah 31:22. Derivative חַמּוּק.
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List of Word Forms
חָמַ֣ק חמק תִּתְחַמָּקִ֔ין תתחמקין chaMak ḥā·maq ḥāmaq tiṯ·ḥam·mā·qîn titchammaKin tiṯḥammāqîn
