how to say “to hug” in Hebrew
לְהִתְחַבֵּק
The Hebrew root ח.ב.ק (kh.b.k) means embracing.
הָאֵם חִבְּקָה אֶת הַיֶּלֶד כְּשֶׁהוּא נִבְהַל מֵהַכֶּלֶב.
The mother hugged the child when he was frightened from the dog.
And there’s to hug when two participants are implied (reflexive-intensive) – לְהִתְחַבֵּק 
listen and repeat – as in:
listen and repeat – as in:הִתְחַבַּקְנוּ לְמֶשֶךְ כַּמָּה דָּקוֹת.
We hugged for several minutes.
תֵּן חִבּוּק לְסַבְתָּא!
Give Grandma a hug! (when speaking to a male)
