And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
And Eſau ran to meete him, and imbraced him, and fell on his necke, and kiſſed him, and they wept.
בָּכָה , verb, bakha — to weep, bewail (value 27)
H1058,
בָּכָה bâkâh, baw-kaw'; a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan:—× at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, × more, mourn, × sore, × with tears, weep.to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears
(Qal)
to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)
to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)
to weep upon (embrace and weep)
to bewail
(Piel) participle
lamenting
bewailing
Used in 100 Verses, 25 Books 113  Occurrence Count
חָבַק , verb, havak — to clasp, embrace (value 110)
H2263,
חָבַק châbaq, khaw-bak'; a primitive root; to clasp (the hands or in embrace):—embrace, fold.to embrace, clasp
(Qal)
to embrace
to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.)
(Piel) to embrace
Used in 12 Verses, 7 Books 13  Occurrence Count
נָפַל , verb, nafal — to fall, lie (value 160)
H5307,
נָפַל nâphal, naw-fal'; a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):—be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (× hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, × surely, throw down.to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
(Qal)
to fall
to fall (of violent death)
to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of
to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
to lie, lie prostrate
(Hiphil)
to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
to overthrow
to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
to cause to fall
(Hithpael)
to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
(Pilel) to fall
Used in 403 Verses, 33 Books 429  Occurrence Count
נָשַׁק , verb, nashak — to kiss (value 450)
H5401,
נָשַׁק nâshaq, naw-shak'; a primitive root (identical with H5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare H2388, H2836); to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons:—armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.to put together, kiss
(Qal) to kiss
(Piel) to kiss
(Hiphil) to touch gently
to handle, be equipped with
(Qal) to be equipped
Used in 35 Verses, 14 Books 35  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
עֵשָׂו , proper masculine noun, ʿeysav — oldest son of Isaac (value 376)
H6215,
עֵשָׂו ʻÊsâv, ay-sawv'; apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity:—Esau.Esau = "hairy"
eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples
Used in 82 Verses, 7 Books 97  Occurrence Count
צַוָּאר , masculine noun, tzauuar — neck, back of neck (value 297)
H6677,
צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr, tsav-vawr'; or צַוָּר tsavvâr; (Nehemiah 3:5), or צַוָּרֹן tsavvârônlemma צַוָּרן missing vowel, corrected to צַוָּרֹן; (Song of Solomon 4:9), or (feminine) צַוָּארָה tsavvâʼrâh; (Micah 2:3), intensively from H6696 in the sense of binding; the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound):—neck.neck, back of neck
neck, back of neck (of man)
neck (of animals)
Used in 38 Verses, 14 Books 41  Occurrence Count
קִרְאָה , masculine noun, kirʾa — against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way (value 306)
H7125,
קִרְאָה qirʼâh, keer-aw'; from H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite):—× against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.masculine noun (BDB)
to encounter, befall, meet
(Qal)
to meet, encounter
to befall (fig)
Used in 98 Verses, 18 Books 100  Occurrence Count
רוּץ , verb, rutz — to run (value 296)
H7323,
רוּץ rûwts, roots; a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush):—break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.to run
(Qal)
to run
runners (participle as subst)
(Polel) to run swiftly, dart
(Hiphil)
to bring or move quickly, hurry
to drive away from, cause to run away
Used in 92 Verses, 23 Books 101  Occurrence Count
| Genesis 33:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיָּ֨רָץ עֵשָׂ֤ו לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ וֽ͏ַיְחַבְּקֵ֔הוּ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־צַוָּארָ֖ו וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And Esau |
H6215ʿeysav |
עֵשָׂו |
376 |
| ran |
H7323rutz |
רוּץ |
296 |
| to meet him, |
H7125kirʾa |
קִרְאָה |
306 |
| and embraced |
H2263havak |
חָבַק |
110 |
| him, and fell |
H5307nafal |
נָפַל |
160 |
| on his neck, |
H6677tzauuar |
צַוָּאר |
297 |
| and kissed him: |
H5401nashak |
נָשַׁק |
450 |
| and they wept. |
H1058bakha |
בָּכָה |
27 |
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