Hebrew

To turn away

חָמַקStrong’s H2559

chamaq (cha-maq)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chamaq is the Hebrew word usually translated “had turned away” and “vacillate”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.”

Song of Solomon 5:6 KJV

Meaning

To withdraw, turn around, turn away(Qal) to turn away · (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither

How it's translated

he had turned away 1
will you vacillate 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Song of Solomon 1
Jeremiah 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Jeremiah 31:22How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

Hebrew dictionary

חָמַק chamaq · to turn away

1) to withdraw, turn around, turn away 1a) (Qal) to turn away 1b) (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.