Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H2436 חֵיק (cheyq)

Cheyq means “bosom” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2436 — hileos (“be it far”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2436
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 16

Strong's H2436 Quick Answer

Strong's H2436 חֵיק חֵק חוֹק (cheyq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cheyq (khake) (or cheq {khake} and chowq {khoke};) n-m. 1. the bosom (literally or figuratively) [from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose] It has 34 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include bosom, bottom, and lap. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
cheyq (khake) (or cheq {khake} and chowq {khoke};) n-m. 1. the bosom (literally or figuratively) [from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose]
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
bosom, bottom, and lap

Meaning and Definition

cheyq (khake) (or cheq {khake} and chowq {khoke};) n-m. 1. the bosom (literally or figuratively) [from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose] KJV: bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.

Original Word
חֵיק חֵק חוֹק
Transliteration
cheyq
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2436. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2436 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheyq, 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.

bosom Genesis 16:5 28× bottom Ezekiel 43:13 lap Proverbs 16:33

How Strong's H2436 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 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2436 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 H2436 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 16:5 KJV

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Exodus 4:6 KJV

And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

Exodus 4:7 KJV

And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2436.

Genesis 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Exodus 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
Exodus 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
Numbers 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
Deuteronomy 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
Deuteronomy 28:54 Old Testament, KJV
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
Deuteronomy 28:56 Old Testament, KJV
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Ruth 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
2 Samuel 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
2 Samuel 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
1 Kings 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
1 Kings 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
1 Kings 17:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
1 Kings 22:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
Job 19:27 Old Testament, KJV
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
Psalms 35:13 Old Testament, KJV
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
Psalms 74:11 Old Testament, KJV
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
Psalms 79:12 Old Testament, KJV
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms 89:50 Old Testament, KJV
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Proverbs 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs 6:27 Old Testament, KJV
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 16:33 Old Testament, KJV
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Proverbs 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Isaiah 40:11 Old Testament, KJV
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 65:6 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Isaiah 65:7 Old Testament, KJV
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
Jeremiah 32:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
Lamentations 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
Ezekiel 43:13 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
Ezekiel 43:14 Old Testament, KJV
And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
Ezekiel 43:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
Micah 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2436, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2436 FAQ

What does cheyq (חֵיק) mean?

Cheyq (Strong's H2436) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "bosom". cheyq (khake) (or cheq {khake} and chowq {khoke};) n-m. 1. the bosom (literally or figuratively) [from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose]

How many times is cheyq (חֵיק) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H2436 across 16 books.

Where can I study cheyq (חֵיק) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2436 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cheyq (חֵיק)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bosom, bottom, and lap. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.