dābaq (דָּבַק) — Hebrew word meaning “cling”

דָּבַק

dābaq

cling

Strong's H1692VerbHebrewTWOT 398

דָּבַק (dābaq) is a Hebrew verb meaning cling. It appears 54 times in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1692).

Also rendered

to cleave

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 398)

Range of meaning (TWOT 398)clinging, cleaving; cling, cleave, keep close; cleave to; they are joined together; cause to cling, pursue closely, overtake; adhering, impinge, adhere, catch; joining, stick closer, abide fast, follow close, be joined, keep…

Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

דָּבֵק adjective: clinging, cleaving

דָּבַק verb: cling, cleave, keep close

Qal
- 1.cling, cleave to
- 2.cling, cleave to
Pualthey are joined together
Hiphil
- 1.cause to cling or cleave to
- 2.pursue closely
- 3.overtake

Strong's H1695 דָּבֵק: adhering
KJV:cleave, joining, stick closer.

Strong's H1692 דָּבַק: properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
KJV:abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.

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.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 2:24 Numbers 36:7 Deuteronomy 10:20

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