חֵיק

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Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws

Sophocles, Antigone, 175-7

English (Strong)

or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom (literally or figuratively): bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.