חֵיק

cheqNoun (Masculine)H2436

bosom: embrace

From: or חֵק; and חוֹק; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose;

Short Definition

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

embrace/chest bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

32 times

Appears 32 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
5
1 Kings
4
Ezk
3
Isaiah
3
Psalms
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 1:2
  • Deuteronomy 28:54
  • Ezk 43:14
  • Jeremiah 32:18
  • Proverbs 17:23

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