Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2559
חָמַק
cha.maq · “to turn away”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
1) to withdraw, turn around, turn away
1a) (Qal) to turn away
1b) (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither
1a) (Qal) to turn away
1b) (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither
Where it appears
Song of Solomon1
Jeremiah1
In the text
Song of Solomon 5:6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.Jeremiah 31:22How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
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