BDB1813
דָּבֵק adjective clinging, cleaving (to), ׳ דּ absolute וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָח Prov 18:24 דְּבֵקָה לְ 2Chr 3:12 (of cherub's wing); of cleaving to ׳ הַדְּבֵקִים בְּ י Deut 4:4.
Strong's Lexicon
H1695
H1695 — דָּבֵק
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1695 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דָּבֵק |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H1692 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | dabeq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | daw-bake' |
| Meaning: | 1. adhering |
| KJV Renderings: | cleave, joining, stick closer. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
דבק (dah-vek’)
Deuteronomy 4:4
- KJV: But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.
- EHCC: But ye that did cleave unto the Lord
2 Chronicles 3:12
- KJV: And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
- EHCC: joining to the wing of the other
Proverbs 18:24
- KJV: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- EHCC: there is a friend (that) sticketh closer
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