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ḥēq חֵיק ‘bosom’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root apparently meaning to inclose

ḥēq n, m
1) bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

Mentioned in Genesis 16:5 Exodus 4:7, 4:6 Numbers 11:12 Deuteronomy 13:7, 28:54, 28:56 2 Samuel 12:8, 12:3 1 Kings 1:2, 17:19, 22:35, 3:20 Isaiah 65:6, 40:11 Jeremiah 32:18 Ezekiel 43:13, 43:14, 43:17 Micah 7:5 Psalms 79:12, 89:51, 35:13, 74:11 Proverbs 6:27, 21:14, 17:23, 16:33, 5:20 Job 19:27 Ruth 4:16 Lamentations 2:12 Ecclesiastes 7:9

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