חָשַׁק
cha.shaq
“to desire”
Definition
to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver
a primitive root; also interchangeable for H2820 (חָשַׂךְ)
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Occurrences
חָשַׁק appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses —whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.
The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.
But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
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