Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to embrace
Usage: 1) to embrace, clasp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to embrace 1a2) to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to embrace
Strong's Number
H2263
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
7
Strong's H2263 Quick Answer
Strong's H2263 חָבַק (chabaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chabaq (khaw-bak') v. 1. to clasp (the hands or in embrace) [a primitive root] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include embrace, embraced, hand, and hands. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chabaq (khaw-bak') v. 1. to clasp (the hands or in embrace) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- embrace, embraced, hand, and hands
Meaning and Definition
chabaq (khaw-bak') v. 1. to clasp (the hands or in embrace) [a primitive root] KJV: embrace, fold.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2263. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2263 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chabaq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
embrace
2 Kings 4:16
6×
embraced
Genesis 29:13
3×
hand
Song of Solomon 2:6
2×
hands
Ecclesiastes 4:5
How Strong's H2263 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2263 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2263 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in 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.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Now 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2263.
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.
And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Now 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.
And 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.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2263, grouped by book.
Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2263 FAQ
What does chabaq (חָבַק) mean?
Chabaq (Strong's H2263) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "embrace". chabaq (khaw-bak') v. 1. to clasp (the hands or in embrace) [a primitive root]
How many times is chabaq (חָבַק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H2263 across 7 books.
Where can I study chabaq (חָבַק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2263 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chabaq (חָבַק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as embrace, embraced, hand, and hands. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.