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H2263 · חָבַק

châbaq

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

KJV gloss list in the source

embrace, fold.

Source pronunciation notation: khaw-bak'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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