חבק

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ח־ב־ק (ḥ-b-q).

Noun

חבק (khavák) m

1. A girth or cinch: a strap around an animal's midsection that holds a saddle in place.
2. A garter: a strap used to hold up socks or stockings.
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4. The place where the thigh and torso meet.

Noun

חבק (khévek) m

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3. (computing) Deadlock.

Verb

חבק (khavák) (pa'ál construction)

1. To clasp, embrace.
   • circa 561–538 BCE, 2 Kings 4:16,
   • וַיֹּאמֶר לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה כָּעֵת חַיָּה אַתִּי חֹבֶקֶת בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אַל־אֲדֹנִי אִישׁ […] אַל־תְּכַזֵּב בְּשִׁפְחָתֶךָ׃

     vayomer lamo'ed haze ka'et khaya ati khoveket ben vatomer al-adoni ish […] al-t'khazev b'shifkhatekha.

     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 […] , do not lie unto thine handmaid.

References

• “חבק” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, pages 363–364.
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