Definition
a primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
Traditional renderings: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
Traditional renderings: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders דָּבַק:
- κολλάωkollaō“to join”59%
- καταλαμβάνωkatalambanō“to grasp”14%
- προσκολλάωproskollaō“to join”14%
- ἀκολουθέωakoloutheō“to follow”5%
- καταβαίνωkatabainō“to come/go down”5%
- καταδιώκωkatadiōkō“to seek”5%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
54 total
- Lamentations 4:4דָּבַ֨ק · clingsThe nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
- Ezekiel 3:26אַדְבִּ֣יק · stickI will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 29:4וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י · and cause; תִּדְבָּֽק׃ · will clingBut I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.