חָמַק
châmaq · khaw-mak'
properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)
- properly, to wrap
- hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: go about, withdraw self.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › water, chaos, the mighty deep › what comes behind, the returning cycle
To separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָמַק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- had withdrawn1 · 50%
- how long wilt thou go about1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.