חֵיק (ḥêq) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning bosom. It appears
38 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2436).
Also rendered
embrace
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 629a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 629a)bosom; carry in bosom; bottom, lap, midst, within
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֵיקnoun, masculine: bosom
1.of fold of garment, at breast
2.carry in bosom
3.bosom as part of body
Strong's H2436חֵיק: the bosom (literally or figuratively) KJV:bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.