To embrace
חָבַקStrong’s H2263chavaq (cha-vaq)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chavaq is the Hebrew word usually translated “embraced”, “it embraces me” and “embraced him”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.”
Meaning
- To embrace, clasp(Qal) · (Piel) to embrace
How it's translated
- and he embraced 2
- it embraces me 2
- and he embraced him 1
- embracing 1
- they embrace 1
- you will embrace her 1
- may you embrace 1
- to embrace 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- Proverbs 2
- Ecclesiastes 2
- Song of Solomon 2
- 2 Kings 1
- Job 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 33:4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
- Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
- 2 Kings 4:16And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
- Job 24:8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
- Proverbs 4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
- Proverbs 5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Hebrew dictionary
חָבַק chavaq · to embrace
1) to embrace, clasp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to embrace 1a2) to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to embrace
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “embrace” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EMBRA'CE, verb transitive
- To take, clasp or inclose in the arms; to press to the bosom, in token of affection.“Paul called to him the disciples and embraced them” Acts 20:1
- To seize eagerly; to lay hold on; to receive or take with willingness that which is offered; as, to embrace the christian religion; to embrace the opportunity of doing a favor.
- To comprehend; to include or take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
- To comprise; to inclose; to encompass; to contain; to encircle.
All definitions and other forms of “embrace”
- To receive; to admit.
- To find; to take; to accept.
- To have carnal intercourse with.
- To put on.
- To attempt to influence a jury corruptly.
EMBRA'CE, verb intransitive
To join in an embrace
EMBRA'CE, noun
Inclosure or clasp with the arms; pressure to the bosom with the arms.
- Reception of one thing into another.
- Sexual intercourse; conjugal endearment.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.