Core sense — streaks, or lines, in sand; an enclosure of canes; the selvages of a garmentgenerated
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See حُبْكَةٌ, in three places.
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Also an enclosure for cattle made with canes, or reeds, put crosswise and then bound, or tied.
Or perhaps we should read بِقُضْبَانٍ, that is, with twigs.
Or pieces of wood put together like a حَظِيرَة and then bound in the middle with a cord, or rope, that joins them together.
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The كِفَاف [that is, the selvages, or the like] of a garment, or piece of cloth.
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Ibn-ʿAbbād: the black threads with which the borders, or extremities, of a cloth of the kind called لِبْد are sewed.
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A streak, or line, in sand and the like; and so حَبِيكَةٌ. Plural of the former حُبُكٌ, and of the latter حَبَائِكٌ or حُبُكً.
The plural of حِبَاكٌ means the ridges of sand [that are formed by the wind]; the ripples of sand, and of water, when moved by the wind; plural of حِبَاكٌ and of حَبِيكَةٌ.
حُبُكُ المَآءِ means المُتَكَسِّرُ مِنْهُ [the ripples of water]; and so حُبُكُ الشَّعَرِ الجَعْدِ [the rimples, or wavy forms, of crisp hair, looking as though it were crimped]; and the like of other things.
Fr says, الحُبُكُ تَكَسُّرُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ كَالرَّمْلِ إِذَا مَرَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ السَّاكِنَةُ وَ المَآءِ القَائِمِ إِذَا مَرَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ وَ دِرْعُ الحَدِيدِ لَهَا حُبُكٌ أَيْضًا وَ الشَّعْرَةُ الجَعْدَةُ تَكَسُّرُهَا حُبُكٌ. [On the حُبُك of a coat of mail, see what follows.]
In the same way حَبِيكٌ, حَبَائِكُ, and حُبُكٌ, all as plurals of حَبِيكَةٌ — or rather حَبِيكٌ is a collective noun — mean the streaks of locks of hair, or of a helmet, and likewise of sand, such as are made by the wind. In the CK البَيْضَةُ is erroneously put for البَيْضَةِ.
The حُبُك of the sky, singular حَبِيكَةٌ, are the tracks of the stars.
حَبَائِكٌ also means streaks, or tracks, in the sky; and the heavens, because the paths of the stars are in them.
حُبُكٌ means the streaks of a mountain; and حُبُكُ دِرْعٍ the rows of rings of a coat of mail.
In a passage cited above it seems to be implied that it means the rimples, or folds, of a coat of mail; or the scales of silver with which a coat of mail is ornamented, likened to the scales on the back of a fish by being termed the حَرْشَفَ of a coat of mail.
Ibn-ʿAbbād: حِبَاكُ الحَمَامِ is the blackness of the part above the wings of the pigeon.
The phrase رَأْسُهُ حُبُكٌ, in a description of Ed-Dejjāl [or Antichrist], means: the hair of his head is rimpled because of its crispness, like stagnant water and sand when the wind blows upon them, so that they become rippled and marked with streaks.
Or, as some say, it is مُحَبَّكُ الشَّعَرِ, as in the K, with the same meaning; or crisp-haired: or حُبُكُ الشَّعِرَ, meaning the same: or إِنَّ شَعَرَهُ حُبُكٌ حُبُكٌ, or رَأْسُهُ حُبُكٌ حُبُكٌ.
In the phrase in the Qur'ān 51:7, وَ السَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الحُبُكِ, الحبك is said to mean the tracks of the stars, and the milky way. Er-Rāghib: ideal tracks. Or streaks of clouds; or beautiful طَرَائِق [generally understood here as streaks, or the like, but the word may also be rendered stages, one above another, to the number of seven]. Mujáhid: structures, or construction. I ʿAb: beautiful construction.
See also the entry above beginning with ذَاتِ الحُبْكِ.
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: see حُبْكَةٌ , in three places. Also An enclosure for cattle ( حَظِيرَة ), [made] with canes, or reeds, ( بِقَصَبَاتٍ , [or perhaps we should read بِقُضْبَانٍ , i. e. with twigs,]) put crosswise, and then bound, or tied: (Az, TA:) or pieces of wood put together like a حَظِيرَة , and then bound in the middle with a cord, or rope, that joins them together. (Lth, TA.) The كِفَاف [i. e. selvages, or the like,] of a garment, or piece of cloth. (Z, TA.) The black threads with which are sewed the borders, or extremities, of a [cloth of the kind called] لِبْد . (Ibn-' Abbád, TA.) A streak, or line, ( طَرِيقَةٌ ,) in sand and the like; as also حَبِيكَةٌ : pl. of the former حُبُكٌ ; and of the latter حَبَائِكٌ : (S:) or حُبُكً , the pl. of حِبَاكٌ , signifies the ridges of sand [that are formed by the wind]; (K;) the ripples ( دَرَجَ ) of sand, and of water, when moved by the wind; pl. of حِبَاكٌ and of حَبِيكَةٌ : (Az, TA:) [i. e.] حُبُكُ المَآءِ signifies المُتَكَسِّرُ مِنْهُ [the ripples of water]: and so حُبُكُ الشَّعَرِ الجَعْدِ [the rimples, or wavy forms, of crisp hair, appearing as though it were crimped]: (K:) [and the like of other things: this is what is meant by the following passage:] Fr says, الحُبُكُ تَكَسُّرُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ كَالرَّمْلِ إِذَا مَرَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ السَّاكِنَةُ وَ المَآءِ القَائِمِ إِذَا مَرَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ وَ دِرْعُ الحَدِيدِ لَهَا حُبُكٌ أَيْضًا وَ الشَّعْرَةُ الجَعْدَةُ تَكَسُّرُهَا حُبُكٌ : (S:) [respecting the حُبُك of a coat of mail, here mentioned, see what follows: in like manner,] حَبِيكٌ (T, K) and حَبَائِكُ and حُبُكٌ , all as pls. of حَبِيكَةٌ , [or rather حَبِيكٌ is a coll. gen. n.,] signify the streaks of locks of hair; (K;) or of a helmet; (T, K; [in the CK, البَيْضَةُ is erroneously put for البَيْضَةِ ;]) and likewise of sand, such as are made by the wind: (T, TA:) the حُبُك of the sky, (S, K,) sing. حَبِيكَةٌ , (K,) are the tracks of the stars: (S, K:) and حَبَائِكٌ signifies also streaks, or tracks, in the sky: and the heavens; because in them are the paths of the stars: and حُبُكٌ , the streaks of a mountain: (TA:) and حُبُكُ دِرْعٍ , the rows of rings of a coat of mail: (TK in art. حرشف :) [in a passage in the S, cited above, it seems to be implied that it means the rimples, or folds, thereof:] or the scales of silver with which a coat of mail is ornamented; likened to the scales on the back of a fish, by their being termed the حَرْشَفَ of a coat of mail: (TA in art. حرشف :) and حِبَاكُ الحَمَامِ , the blackness of the part above the wings of the pigeon. (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K.) The phrase رَأْسُهُ حُبُكٌ , in a description of Ed-Dejjál [or Antichrist], means The hair of his head is rimpled ( مُتَكَسِّرٌ ) by reason of crispness; like stagnant water, and sand, when the wind blows upon them, and they in consequence thereof become rippled ( يَتَجَعَّدَانِ ); and marked with streaks: or, as some say, it is مُحَبَّكُ الشَّعَرِ , as in the K, meaning the same; (TA;) or crisp-haired: (K:) or حُبُكُ الشَّعِرَ , (IDrd, K, * TA,) meaning the same: (TA:) or إِنَّ شَعَرَهُ حُبُكٌ حُبُكٌ : (S:) or رَأْسُهُ حُبُكٌ حُبُكٌ . (TA.) In the phrase, in the Kur [li. 7], وَ السَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الحُبُكِ , it is said that الحبك means the tracks of the stars, (S, Er-Rághib, TA,) and the milky way: or ideal tracks: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or streaks of clouds: (TA:) or beautiful طَرَائِق [which is generally understood to mean, in this instance, streaks, or the like; but may also be rendered stages, one above another, to the number of seven]: (Zj, TA:) or structures, or construction: (Mujáhid, TA:) or beautiful construction. (I 'Ab, TA.) See also the paragraph, above, commencing with ذَاتِ الحُبْكِ .