HebrewH2436Noun (Masculine)

חֵיק

cheq

32Occurrences
H2436Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
embrace/chest bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

חֵיק appears 32 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
5
1 Kings
4
Ezk
3
Isaiah
3
Psalms
3
2 Samuel
2
Deuteronomy
2
Exodus
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 1:2BSB

So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

Deuteronomy 28:54BSB

The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,

Ezk 43:14BSB

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Jeremiah 32:18BSB

You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,

Proverbs 17:23BSB

A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

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