Lexical Definition

‎חָמַק‎ châmaq (khaw-mak') to turn away ^H:V
a primitive root

go about, withdraw self.

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

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָמַק‎ verb turn away (intransitive) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎עָבָ֑ר‎ ‎׳‎‎וְדוֺדִי ח‎ Song 5:6 and my beloved had turned away, passed on. Hithpa`el Imperfect 2 feminine singular ‎עַדמָֿתַי תִּתְחַמָּקִין הַבַּת הַשּׁוֺבֵבָה‎ Jer 31:22 turn hither and thither, see Gf VB.

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