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חָשַׁק H2836
H2836 is the Hebrew word חָשַׁק, transliterated châshaq and said khaw-shak'. The King James Version most often renders it filleted.
What it means
to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver.
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also interchangeable for H2820 (חָשַׂךְ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love.
Verses using חָשַׁק
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 34:8 · KJV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
Exodus 27:17 · KJV
All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
Exodus 38:17 · KJV
And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
Deuteronomy 7:7 · KJV
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
Deuteronomy 10:15 · KJV
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 21:11 · KJV
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
1 Kings 9:19 · KJV
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 8:6 · KJV
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
Psalm 91:14 · KJV
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Isaiah 38:17 · KJV
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2836 mean?
H2836 is the Hebrew word חָשַׁק (châshaq), meaning to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver.
How is H2836 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it filleted (2 times), set his love (2 times), desired (2 times), longeth (1 time), delight (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2836 appear in the Bible?
חָשַׁק (châshaq) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2836 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; also interchangeable for H2820 (חָשַׂךְ).
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