Lexical Definition

‎חָשַׁק‎ châshaq (khaw-shak') to desire ^H:V
a primitive root; also interchangeable for ‎חָשַׂךְ‎

have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love.

• to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in
• elliptically
• to deliver

1) (Qal) to love, be attached to, long for
2) (Piel) fillet
3) (Pual) fillet

See Greek: αἱρέομαι · ἐλπίζω · ἐνθυμέομαι · ἐπιθυμέω · πραγματεύομαι · προαιρέομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎חָשַׁק‎ verb be attached to, love (Late Hebrew press together, desire (rare); Aramaic ‎חֲשַׁק‎ bind, saddle (an ass)) —

Qal Perfect ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Deut 7:7 + 4 t.; ‎חָֽשְׁקָה‎ Gen 34:8 ‎חָשַׁקְתָּ‎ Isa 38:17 (but see below); ‎וְחָֽשַׁקְתָּ֫‎ Deut 21:11 — be attached to, only figurative = love, a woman followed by ‎בְּ‎ Gen 34:8 (P) Deut 21:11 elsewhere of ‎׳‎‎י‎'s; love for Israel Deut 7:7; Deut 10:15, and of love to ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ps 91:14 followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb+ ‎לְ‎ and infinitive ‎׳‎‎כלחֵֿשֶׁק שְׁלֹמה אשׁר ח‎ ‎לִבְנוֺת‎ 1Kgs 9:19 =2Chr 8:6 ‎חָשַׁקְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִשַּׁחַת‎ Isa 38:17 literally thou hast loved my soul out of the pit, i.e. lovingly delivered it; but read ‎חָשַׂכְתָּ‎ thou hast held back, kept, from ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Lo Ew Che Di, or ‎חֲשׂךְ‎ hold back (Imperative), so Du.

II. [‎חשׁק‎] verb denominative only Pi`el furnish with fillets or rings, and Pu`al passive; Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎חִשַּׁק‎ Exod 38:28 (P), subject Bezaleel. Pu`al Participle ‎מְחֻשָּׁקִים כֶּסֶף‎ Exod 27:17; Exod 38:17 finished with silver fillets, in agreement with ‎הָעַמּוּדִים‎ (both P).

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