The meaning of “חֵיק”
Understanding chêyq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or חֵק chêq (khake); and חוֹק chôwq (khoke); from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose bosom, bottom, lap, mids...
חֵיק
or חֵק chêq (khake); and חוֹק chôwq (khoke); from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within. - the bosom (literally or figuratively) 1) bosom, hollow, bottom, midst
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 16:5 | “And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.” Word: חֵיק (chêyq) | |
| Deuteronomy 28:54 | “So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:” Word: חֵיק (chêyq) | |
| 1 Kings 3:20 | “And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.” Word: חֵיק (chêyq) | |
| Proverbs 16:33 | “The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. ” Word: חֵיק (chêyq) | |
| Jeremiah 32:18 | “Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,” Word: חֵיק (chêyq) |
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