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Khek (חיק) means armful in Hebrew.

It can also mean bosom. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חֵיק
khek
noun · masculine
In English

armful, bosom

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khek.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הרווח בין החזה לזרוע היד. (יתכן שבעברית מקראית ובלשון חכמים הכוונה לחריץ הקדמי שבין הברכיים הסגורות, שבו או עליו מושיבים ילדים)
    וְלָמָּה תִשְׁגֶּה בְנִי בְזָרָה וּתְחַבֵּק חֵק נָכְרִיָּה
  2. 2
    בהשאלהמקום שיש בו ביטחון, חמימות, נוחות אבל גם תלות.
  3. 3
    לשון המקראתחום, מרווח, מה שנמצא בין לבין.
    בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת-הַגּוֹרָל וּמֵיהוה כָּל-מִשְׁפָּטוֹ

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Khek is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חֵיק
Written without vowel points
חיק
Said
khek
Root
ח־ק־ק
Pattern
קֵטֶל
Gematria
118

This is how Khek is said in other languages.

English
armful, bosom
Arabic
حضن

These words rhyme with Khek.

The word Khek is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אמץ לחיקו
  • נפל בחיקו
  • חיק הארץ
  • בחיק הטבע
  • חיק הרכב
  • חיק העלה
  • איש חיקה
  • אשת חיקו
  • הניח חיק אמו
  • השיב אל חיקו
  • חיק אברהם

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The word Khek comes from the root ח־ק־ק, like these words.

These words come before and after Khek in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khek.

What does Khek (⁨חיק⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khek (⁨חיק⁩) means armful and bosom. It is said khek, with the stress on khek.

What rhymes with Khek (⁨חיק⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khek (⁨חיק⁩) include ⁨יונק⁩, ⁨בצק⁩, ⁨ריק⁩, ⁨הדחק⁩, ⁨בצק⁩, and ⁨דק⁩.

Is Khek (⁨חיק⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khek (⁨חיק⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חיק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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