Lexicon :: Strong's H2436 - ḥêq

חֵיק

Transliteration

ḥêq

Pronunciation

khake

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 629a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חֵיק chêyq, khake; or חֵק chêq; and חוֹק chôwq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom (literally or figuratively):—bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H2436 in the following manner: bosom (32x), bottom (3x), lap (1x), midst (1x), within (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H2436 in the following manner: bosom (32x), bottom (3x), lap (1x), midst (1x), within (1x), variant (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חֵיק chêyq, khake; or חֵק chêq; and חוֹק chôwq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom (literally or figuratively):—bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2436: Abbreviations

† [חוק] noun [masculine] bosom, Psalm 74:11 Kt חוקך (but read Qr חֵיקְךָ, see following).

† חֵיק, חֵק noun [masculine] bosom (Late Hebrew id.) — absolute חֵיק Ezekiel 43:17; Proverbs 16:33 + Ezekiel 43:13 (Co חיקו, compare ZKW^{1883, pp. 67ff.}; חֵיקֹה Dr^{Sm xxxi}), חֵק Proverbs 21:14; construct חֵיק 1 Kings 22:35 + 3 times + Ezekiel 43:14 (Co חיקו) חֵק Proverbs 5:20 (omitted by accident in Baer, compare Str^{on the passage}) Proverbs 17:23 suffix חֵיקִי 1 Kings 3:20; Psalm 89:51; חֵקִי Job 19:27 etc.; elsewhere always plene with suffix; חוקף Kt Psalm 74:11 (Qr חֵיקְךָ); — bosom, specifically

1. of fold of garment, at breast Exodus 4:6 (twice in verse); Exodus 4:7 (3 times in verse) (all J), Proverbs 6:27; Proverbs 16:33, metaphor of י׳ Psalm 74:11; שֹׁחַד בח׳ Proverbs 21:14 is a hidden reward (concealed in bosom; || מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר); שֹׁחַד טֵחֵק Proverbs 17:23 is a gift secretly given; figurative, requite into bosom Isaiah 65:6, 7; Psalm 35:13; Psalm 79:12; Jeremiah 32:18.

2. carry (נָשָׂא) in bosom, Moses the people Numbers 11:12 (JE); Naomi, Ruth's child Ruth 4:16, compare 1 Kings 3:20 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 17:19; ewe lamb 2 Samuel 12:3; Isaiah 40:11 (metaphor); Lamentations 2:12 of infants dying in their mothers' arms; figurative of carrying insults in one's bosom Psalm 89:51 (read probably כְּלִמַּת for כֹּל, see Bi Che).

3. bosom as part of body:

a. external, lie in bosom, of wife שׁככת Micah 7:5, compare 2 Samuel 12:8; concubine Genesis 16:5 (J) compare 1 Kings 1:2; אֵשֶׁת חיק(ךׅ Deuteronomy 13:7; Deuteronomy 28:54, compare also Proverbs 5:20 תְּחַבֵּק חֵק נָכְּרִיָה; אֹישׁ חֵיקָהּ Deuteronomy 28:56.

b. internal, anger resteth כסילים בה׳ Ecclesiastes 7:9; כָּלוּ כִלְֹיתַי בְּחֵקִי Job 19:27 my reins are consumed within me; Job 23:12 (read בְּחֵקִי for מֵחֻקִּי, so Ol Me Stu Di) in my breast have I hidden the words of his mouth (compare בְּלִבִּי Psalm 119:11); figurative of interior of chariot 1 Kings 22:35 הרכב ח׳; of hollow bottom of altar Ezekiel 43:13, 14, 17 (Sm Rinne; Co Grundeinfassung).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:5

Exodus

4:6; 4:7

Numbers

11:12

Deuteronomy

13:7; 28:54; 28:56

Ruth

4:16

2 Samuel

12:3; 12:8

1 Kings

1:2; 3:20; 3:20; 17:19; 22:35; 22:35

Job

19:27; 19:27; 23:12

Psalms

35:13; 74:11; 74:11; 74:11; 79:12; 89:51; 89:51; 119:11

Proverbs

5:20; 5:20; 6:27; 16:33; 16:33; 17:23; 17:23; 21:14; 21:14

Ecclesiastes

7:9

Isaiah

40:11; 65:6; 65:7

Jeremiah

32:18

Lamentations

2:12

Ezekiel

43:13; 43:13; 43:14; 43:14; 43:17; 43:17

Micah

7:5

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H2436 matches the Hebrew חֵיק (ḥêq),
which occurs 38 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 16:5

Gen 16:5 - And Sarai^H8297 said^H559 unto Abram,^H87 My wrong^H2555 be upon thee: I have given^H5414 my maid^H8198 into thy bosom;^H2436 and when she saw^H7200 that she had conceived,^H2029 I was despised^H7043 in her eyes:^H5869 the LORD^H3068 judge^H8199 between me and thee.

Exo 4:6

Exo 4:6 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 furthermore^H5750 unto him, Put^H935 now thine hand^H3027 into thy bosom.^H2436 And he put^H935 his hand^H3027 into his bosom:^H2436 and when he took^H3318 it out, behold, his hand^H3027 was leprous^H6879 as snow.^H7950

Exo 4:7

Exo 4:7 - And he said,^H559 Put^H7725 ➔ thine hand^H3027 into thy bosom^H2436 again.^H7725 And he put^H7725 ➔ his hand^H3027 into his bosom^H2436 again;^H7725 and plucked^H3318 it out of his bosom,^H2436 and, behold, it was turned again^H7725 as his other flesh.^H1320

Num 11:12

Num 11:12 - Have I conceived^H2029 all this people?^H5971 have I begotten^H3205 them, that thou shouldest say^H559 unto me, Carry^H5375 them in thy bosom,^H2436 as a nursing father^H539 beareth^H5375 the sucking child,^H3243 unto the land^H127 which thou swarest^H7650 unto their fathers?^H1

Deu 13:6

Deu 13:6 - If thy brother,^H251 the son^H1121 of thy mother,^H517 or thy son,^H1121 or thy daughter,^H1323 or the wife^H802 of thy bosom,^H2436 or thy friend,^H7453 which is as thine own soul,^H5315 entice^H5496 thee secretly,^H5643 saying,^H559 Let us go^H3212 and serve^H5647 other^H312 gods,^H430 which thou hast not known,^H3045 thou, nor thy fathers;^H1

Deu 28:54

Deu 28:54 - So that the man^H376 that is tender^H7390 among you, and very^H3966 delicate,^H6028 his eye^H5869 shall be evil^H3415 toward his brother,^H251 and toward the wife^H802 of his bosom,^H2436 and toward the remnant^H3499 of his children^H1121 which he shall leave:^H3498

Deu 28:56

Deu 28:56 - The tender^H7390 and delicate^H6028 woman among you, which would not adventure^H5254 to set^H3322 the sole^H3709 of her foot^H7272 upon the ground^H776 for delicateness^H6026 and tenderness,^H7391 her eye^H5869 shall be evil^H3415 toward the husband^H376 of her bosom,^H2436 and toward her son,^H1121 and toward her daughter,^H1323

Rth 4:16

Rth 4:16 - And Naomi^H5281 took^H3947 the child,^H3206 and laid^H7896 it in her bosom,^H2436 and became nurse^H539 unto it.

2Sa 12:3

2Sa 12:3 - But the poor^H7326 man had nothing, save one^H259 little^H6996 ewe lamb,^H3535 which he had bought^H7069 and nourished up:^H2421 and it grew up^H1431 together^H3162 with him, and with his children;^H1121 it did eat^H398 of his own meat,^H6595 and drank^H8354 of his own cup,^H3563 and lay^H7901 in his bosom,^H2436 and was unto him as a daughter.^H1323

2Sa 12:8

2Sa 12:8 - And I gave^H5414 thee thy master's^H113 house,^H1004 and thy master's^H113 wives^H802 into thy bosom,^H2436 and gave^H5414 thee the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 and of Judah;^H3063 and if that had been too little,^H4592 I would moreover have given^H3254 unto thee such^H2007 and such things.^H2007

1Ki 1:2

1Ki 1:2 - Wherefore his servants^H5650 said^H559 unto him, Let there be sought^H1245 for my lord^H113 the king^H4428 a young^H5291 virgin:^H1330 and let her stand^H5975 before^H6440 the king,^H4428 and let her cherish^H5532 him, and let her lie^H7901 in thy bosom,^H2436 that my lord^H113 the king^H4428 may get heat.^H2552

1Ki 3:20

1Ki 3:20 - And she arose^H6965 at midnight,^H8432^H3915 and took^H3947 my son^H1121 from beside^H681 me, while thine handmaid^H519 slept,^H3463 and laid^H7901 it in her bosom,^H2436 and laid^H7901 her dead^H4191 child^H1121 in my bosom.^H2436

1Ki 17:19

1Ki 17:19 - And he said^H559 unto her, Give^H5414 me thy son.^H1121 And he took^H3947 him out of her bosom,^H2436 and carried him up^H5927 into a loft,^H5944 where he abode,^H3427 and laid^H7901 him upon his own bed.^H4296

1Ki 22:35

1Ki 22:35 - And the battle^H4421 increased^H5927 that day:^H3117 and the king^H4428 was stayed up^H5975 in his chariot^H4818 against^H5227 the Syrians,^H758 and died^H4191 at even:^H6153 and the blood^H1818 ran out^H3332 of the wound^H4347 into the midst^H2436 of the chariot.^H7393

Job 19:27

Job 19:27 - Whom I shall see^H2372 for myself, and mine eyes^H5869 shall behold,^H7200 and not another;^H2114 though my reins^H3629 be consumed^H3615 within^H2436 me.

Psa 35:13

Psa 35:13 - But as for me, when they were sick,^H2470 my clothing^H3830 was sackcloth:^H8242 I humbled^H6031 my soul^H5315 with fasting;^H6685 and my prayer^H8605 returned^H7725 into mine own bosom.^H2436

Psa 74:11

Psa 74:11 - Why withdrawest^H7725 thou thy hand,^H3027 even thy right hand?^H3225 pluck^H3615 it out of^H7130 thy bosom.^H2436^H2436

Psa 79:12

Psa 79:12 - And render^H7725 unto our neighbours^H7934 sevenfold^H7659 into their bosom^H2436 their reproach,^H2781 wherewith they have reproached^H2778 thee, O Lord.^H136

Psa 89:50

Psa 89:50 - Remember,^H2142 Lord,^H136 the reproach^H2781 of thy servants;^H5650 how I do bear^H5375 in my bosom^H2436 the reproach of all the mighty^H7227 people;^H5971

Pro 5:20

Pro 5:20 - And why wilt thou, my son,^H1121 be ravished^H7686 with a strange woman,^H2114 and embrace^H2263 the bosom^H2436 of a stranger?^H5237

Pro 6:27

Pro 6:27 - Can a man^H376 take^H2846 fire^H784 in his bosom,^H2436 and his clothes^H899 not be burned?^H8313

Pro 16:33

Pro 16:33 - The lot^H1486 is cast^H2904 into the lap;^H2436 but the whole disposing^H4941 thereof is of the LORD.^H3068

Pro 17:23

Pro 17:23 - A wicked^H7563 man taketh^H3947 a gift^H7810 out of the bosom^H2436 to pervert^H5186 the ways^H734 of judgment.^H4941

Pro 21:14

Pro 21:14 - A gift^H4976 in secret^H5643 pacifieth^H3711 anger:^H639 and a reward^H7810 in the bosom^H2436 strong^H5794 wrath.^H2534

Ecc 7:9

Ecc 7:9 - Be not hasty^H926 in thy spirit^H7307 to be angry:^H3707 for anger^H3708 resteth^H5117 in the bosom^H2436 of fools.^H3684

Isa 40:11

Isa 40:11 - He shall feed^H7462 his flock^H5739 like a shepherd:^H7462 he shall gather^H6908 the lambs^H2922 with his arm,^H2220 and carry^H5375 them in his bosom,^H2436 and shall gently lead^H5095 those that are with young.^H5763

Isa 65:6

Isa 65:6 - Behold, it is written^H3789 before^H6440 me: I will not keep silence,^H2814 but will recompense,^H7999 even recompense^H7999 into their bosom,^H2436

Isa 65:7

Isa 65:7 - Your iniquities,^H5771 and the iniquities^H5771 of your fathers^H1 together,^H3162 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 which have burned incense^H6999 upon the mountains,^H2022 and blasphemed^H2778 me upon the hills:^H1389 therefore will I measure^H4058 their former^H7223 work^H6468 into their bosom.^H2436

Jer 32:18

Jer 32:18 - Thou shewest^H6213 lovingkindness^H2617 unto thousands,^H505 and recompensest^H7999 the iniquity^H5771 of the fathers^H1 into the bosom^H2436 of their children^H1121 after^H310 them: the Great,^H1419 the Mighty^H1368 God,^H410 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 is his name,^H8034

Lam 2:12

Lam 2:12 - They say^H559 to their mothers,^H517 Where is corn^H1715 and wine?^H3196 when they swooned^H5848 as the wounded^H2491 in the streets^H7339 of the city,^H5892 when their soul^H5315 was poured out^H8210 into their mothers'^H517 bosom.^H2436

Eze 43:13

Eze 43:13 - And these are the measures^H4060 of the altar^H4196 after the cubits:^H520 The cubit^H520 is a cubit^H520 and an hand breadth;^H2948 even the bottom^H2436 shall be a cubit,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 a cubit,^H520 and the border^H1366 thereof by the edge^H8193 thereof round about^H5439 shall be a^H259 span:^H2239 and this shall be the higher place^H1354 of the altar.^H4196

Eze 43:14

Eze 43:14 - And from the bottom^H2436 upon the ground^H776 even to the lower^H8481 settle^H5835 shall be two^H8147 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 one^H259 cubit;^H520 and from the lesser^H6996 settle^H5835 even to the greater^H1419 settle^H5835 shall be four^H702 cubits,^H520 and the breadth^H7341 one cubit.^H520

Eze 43:17

Eze 43:17 - And the settle^H5835 shall be fourteen^H702^H6240 cubits long^H753 and fourteen^H702^H6240 broad^H7341 in the four^H702 squares^H7253 thereof; and the border^H1366 about^H5439 it shall be half^H2677 a cubit;^H520 and the bottom^H2436 thereof shall be a cubit^H520 about;^H5439 and his stairs^H4609 shall look^H6437 toward the east.^H6921

Mic 7:5

Mic 7:5 - Trust^H539 ye not in a friend,^H7453 put ye not confidence^H982 in a guide:^H441 keep^H8104 the doors^H6607 of thy mouth^H6310 from her that lieth^H7901 in thy bosom.^H2436