חִבֻּק
chibuk · folding of the hands
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2264 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chibuk (חִבֻּק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “folding of the hands”.
A folding of the hands, the gesture of one who lies down to rest and does nothing.
How to say it
chi·buk
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Clasping the hands to lie down and rest.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down,
- Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down,