Original: חָבַק

Transliteration: châbaq

Phonetic: khaw-bak'

Short Definition: Embrace

Original: חבק

Transliteration: châbaq

Phonetic: khaw-bak'

BDB Definition:

1. to embrace, clasp
   1. (Qal)
      1. to embrace
      2. to fold one's hands in idleness (figuratively)
   2. (Piel) to embrace

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 597

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H2264, H2265