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H2264 חִבֻּק (chibbuq) khib-book'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

folding

Strong's Definition

a clasping of the hands (in idleness)

Derivation: from H2263 (חָבַק);

KJV Usage: fold.

TWOT Reference: 597a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) fold (hands), a folding (of the hands), clasping (of the hands)
1a) of laziness (fig.)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חִבֻּק (chib.buq) — folding. 1) fold (hands), a folding (of the hands), clasping (of the hands) 1a) of laziness (fig.)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · חבק

Hold

Collocation: חִבֻּק יָדַיִם

folding one's hands > being idle = action by which humans fold their hands together, ► probably in order to rest or take a nap; ≈ associated with being idle and laziness

PRO 6:10 · PRO 24:33

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חִבֻּק n.[m.] a clasping, folding of the hands base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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