חבק

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Aramaic

Verb

חֲבַק • (ḥăḇaq)

  1. to embrace

Verb

חַבֵּק • (ḥabbēq)

  1. to embrace

Hebrew

Root
ח־ב־ק (kh-b-q)

Noun

חֲבָק • (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.
  3. The place where the thigh and torso meet.

Noun

חֶבֶק • (khévek) m

  1. (computing) Deadlock.

Verb

חָבַק • (khaváq) (pa'al construction)

  1. (flowery) To clasp, embrace.
    • c. 561–538 B.C.E., 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.[1]

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָבַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָבַקְתִּי חָבַקְנוּ
second חָבַקְתָּ חָבַקְתְּ חֲבַקְתֶּם1 חֲבַקְתֶּן1
third חָבַק חָבְקָה חָבְקוּ
present חוֹבֵק חוֹבֶקֶת חוֹבְקִים חוֹבְקוֹת
future first אחבוק / אֶחֱבֹק נחבוק / נַחֲבֹק
second תחבוק / תַּחֲבֹק תַּחַבְקִי תַּחַבְקוּ תחבוקנה / תַּחֲבֹקְנָה2
third יחבוק / יַחֲבֹק תחבוק / תַּחֲבֹק יַחַבְקוּ תחבוקנה / תַּחֲבֹקְנָה2
imperative חבוק / חֲבֹק חִבְקִי חִבְקוּ חבוקנה / חֲבֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָבַקְתֶּם and חָבַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָבַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָבַקְתִּי חָבַקְנוּ
second חָבַקְתָּ חָבַקְתְּ חֲבַקְתֶּם1 חֲבַקְתֶּן1
third חָבַק חָבְקָה חָבְקוּ
present חוֹבֵק חוֹבֶקֶת חוֹבְקִים חוֹבְקוֹת
future first אחבוק / אֶחְבֹּק נחבוק / נַחְבֹּק
second תחבוק / תַּחְבֹּק תַּחְבְּקִי תַּחְבְּקוּ תחבוקנה / תַּחְבֹּקְנָה2
third יחבוק / יַחְבֹּק תחבוק / תַּחְבֹּק יַחְבְּקוּ תחבוקנה / תַּחְבֹּקְנָה2
imperative חבוק / חֲבֹק חִבְקִי חִבְקוּ חבוקנה / חֲבֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָבַקְתֶּם and חָבַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

חִבֵּק • (khibék) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חיבק

References

  1. ^ Authorized King James translation (1611).
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