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HebrewH2559Verb

חָמַק

cha.maq

2Occurrences
H2559Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to withdraw, turn around, turn away 1a) (Qal) to turn away 1b) (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

חָמַק appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
1
Song of Solomon
1

Key Passages

Jeremiah 31:22BSB

How long will you wander,O faithless daughter?For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”

Song of Solomon 5:6BSB

I opened for my beloved,but he had turned and gone.My heart sank at his departure.I sought him, but did not find him.I called, but he did not answer.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.