Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים) means cross-armed in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חִבּוּק יָדַיִם
chibuk yadaim
noun · masculine
In English
cross-armed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Chibuk yadaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הצלבת הידיים זו בזו, כביטוי לחוסר מעש.
מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת, מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת; מְעַט חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּב.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Chibuk yadaim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חִבּוּק יָדַיִם
- Written without vowel points
- חיבוק ידיים
- Said
- chibuk yadaim
- Root
- ח־ב־ק
- Gematria
- 200
This is how Chibuk yadaim is said in other languages.
- English
- cross-armed
These words mean nearly the same as Chibuk yadaim.
The word Chibuk yadaim comes from the root ח־ב־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Chibuk yadaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Chibuk yadaim.
What does Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים) mean in Hebrew?
Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים) means cross-armed. It is said chibuk yadaim, with the stress on buk.
What is a synonym for Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים) are טמן ידו בצלחת.
Is Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים) masculine or feminine?
The word Chibuk yadaim (חיבוק ידיים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חבוק ידים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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