חָשַׁק châshaq (H2836)

to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver

1) (Qal) to love, be attached to, long for 2) (Piel) fillet 3) (Pual) fillet

a primitive root; also interchangeable for חָשַׂךְ (H2820)