H2559: חָמַק
châmaq · pronounced khaw-mak' · “to turn away”
Definition
properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)
KJV translates it as: go about, withdraw self.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended 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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2559 is translated
- he had turned away ×1
- ! ×1
Bible verses with H2559 (châmaq)
Châmaq appears in 2 verses.
- Song of Solomon 5:6
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.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 31:22
How 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.