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Lexicon :: Strong's H2559 - ḥāmaq

Aa
חָמַק
Transliteration
ḥāmaq
Pronunciation
khaw-mak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 682

Strong’s Definitions

חָמַק châmaq, khaw-mak'; a primitive root; properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about):—go about, withdraw self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2559 in the following manner: withdraw (1x), go about (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2559 in the following manner: withdraw (1x), go about (1x).

  1. to withdraw, turn around, turn away

    1. (Qal) to turn away

    2. (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמַק châmaq, khaw-mak'; a primitive root; properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about):—go about, withdraw self.
STRONGS H2559: Abbreviations
† חָמַק verb turn away (intransitive) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular עָבָ֑ר וְדוֺדִי ח׳ Songs 5:6 and my beloved had turned away, passed on.
Hithp. Imperfect 2nd person feminine singular עַדמָֿתַי תִּתְחַמָּקִין הַבַּת הַשּׁוֺבֵבָה Jeremiah 31:22 turn hither and thither, see Gf VB.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Song of Songs

5:6

Jeremiah

31:22

H2559

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2559 matches the Hebrew חָמַק (ḥāmaq),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:6 -

“I opened H6605 to my beloved H1730,

But my beloved H1730 had turned H2559 away H2559 and had gone H5674!

My [fn]heart H5315 went H3318 out H3318 to him as he spoke H1696.

I searched H1245 for him but I did not find H4672 him;

I called H7121 him but he did not answer H6030 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:22

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“How H4970 long H5704 H4970 will you waver H2559,

You rebellious H7728 daughter H1323?

For the LORD H3068 has created H1254 a new H2319 thing H2319 on the earth H776:

A woman H5347 will shelter H5437 a man H1397.”

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