Strong's Hebrew · H2559

חָמַק

châmaq · khaw-mak'

go about, withdraw self.

Definition

properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Song of Solomon 5:6

I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

Jeremiah 31:22

How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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