Châmaq — H2559

Definition

verb

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

1. to withdraw, turn around, turn away
1. (Qal) to turn away
2. (Hithpael) to turn about, vacillate, turn hither and thither

Usually translated as

go about, withdraw self

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• apostréphō (G654)
• parérchomai (G3928)

Occurrences

Châmaq occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Song of Songs (1), Jeremiah (1)

• Song of Songs 5:6 — I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn (חָמַ֣ק) himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.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 (תִּתְחַמָּקִ֔ין), O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.