What does חֵיק · κόλπος mean in the Bible?
חֵיק · κόλπος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lap, fold of a garment".
Hebrew · H2436, G2859
חֵיק
The bosom (literally or figuratively) · the bosom; by analogy, a bay
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חֵיק H2436 the bosom (literally or figuratively)
κόλπος G2859 the bosom; by analogy, a bay
Pronunciation kólpos
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What does חֵיק (cheq) mean in the Bible?
חֵיק · κόλπος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "lap, fold of a garment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2436, G2859?
H2436, G2859 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. lap, fold of a garment
Strong's H2436, G2859
Lexical occurrences 38 verses Source Gloss
lap, fold of a garment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain