Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to desire
Usage: (Qal) to love, be attached to, long for
Strong's Number
H2836
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H2836 Quick Answer
Strong's H2836 חָשַׁק (chashaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chashaq (khaw-shak') v. 1. to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in 2. elliptically (or by interchangeable for H2820) to deliver It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include love, filleted, fillets, and have. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chashaq (khaw-shak') v. 1. to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in 2. elliptically (or by interchangeable for H2820) to deliver
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- love, filleted, fillets, and have
Meaning and Definition
chashaq (khaw-shak') v. 1. to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in 2. elliptically (or by interchangeable for H2820) to deliver [a primitive root] KJV: have a delight, (have a ) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love. See also: H2820
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2836. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2836 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chashaq, 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.
How Strong's H2836 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2836 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 H2836 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2836.
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2836, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2836 FAQ
What does chashaq (חָשַׁק) mean?
Chashaq (Strong's H2836) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cling". chashaq (khaw-shak') v. 1. to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in 2. elliptically (or by interchangeable for H2820) to deliver
How many times is chashaq (חָשַׁק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H2836 across 7 books.
Where can I study chashaq (חָשַׁק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2836 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chashaq (חָשַׁק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as love, filleted, fillets, and have. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.