Strong's Hebrew #1692 - דָּבַק dabaq (to cling)

abide fast, cleave fast together, follow close hard after, be joined together

A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit -- abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.

1) to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cling, cleave to
1a2) to stay with
1b) (Pual) to be joined together
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to cleave to
1c2) to pursue closely
1c3) to overtake
1d) (Hophal) to be made to cleave
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 398

דָּבַק, דָּבֵק verb cling, cleave, keep close (Late Hebrew id., Arabic Aramaic דְּבֵק, דְּבַק , ) —

Qal Perfect דָּבַק 1 Kings 11:2 2t.; וְדָבַק consecutive Genesis 2:24; דָּבֵ֑ק 2 Kings 3:3; 3feminine singular דָּֽבְקָה Ruth 1:14 5t.; דָּבֵ֑קָה Job 29:10; 1singular דָּבַקְתִּי Psalm 119:31; 3plural דָּֽבְקוּ 2 Samuel 20:2; וְדָֽבְקוּ consecutive Deuteronomy 28:60; דָּבֵ֑קוּ Job 41:15; וּדְבַקְתֶּם consecutive Joshua 23:12; Imperfect יִדְבַּק Deuteronomy 13:18 3t.; 3 feminine singular תִּדְבַּק 2 Kings 5:27; Psalm 137:6; וַתִּדְבַּק Genesis 34:3 2t.; suffix תִּדְבָּקַנִי Genesis 19:19; 2masculine singular תִּדְבָּ֑ק Deuteronomy 10:20; Ezekiel 29:4 (strike out B Co); 2 feminine singular תִּדְבָּקִין Ruth 2:8,21; 3plural יִדְבְּקוּ Numbers 36:7,9; 2masculine plural תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ Joshua 23:8; תִּדְבָּקוּ֑ן Deuteronomy 13:5; Infinitive construct וּלְדָבְקָהבּֿוֺ Deuteronomy 11:22 2t.; — in Hexateuch only J D, except Numbers 36:7,9 (P); —

1 cling, cleave to,

a. literally followed by בְּ Job 19:20 (bone to skin), so followed by לְ Psalm 102:6; followed by אֶל 2 Samuel 23:10 (hand to sword; accidentally omitted with other words 1 Chronicles 11:13 compare Dr 2 Samuel 23:11), Jeremiah 13:11 (girdle to loins), Lamentations 4:4 (tongue to roof of mouth, in thirst), so followed by לְ Job 29:10; Psalm 137:6 (as a judgment); so also in metaphor Psalm 44:26 דָּֽבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ our belly cleaveth to the earth ("" שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ), Psalm 119:25 דָּֽבְקָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשִׁי; fish to scales of crocodile (figurative of Pharaoh), followed by בְּ Ezekiel 29:4 (but compare above); absolute (reciprocal) of folds of crocodile's belly Job 41:15; further of the חֵרֶם remaining in (sticking to) the hand followed by בְּ Deuteronomy 13:18; so of spot, stain Job 31:7;

b. so also of abiding on the land of one's tribe Numbers 36:7,9 (followed by בְּ).

c. = remain with, close to followed by עִם Ruth 2:8,21 followed by בְּ Ruth 2:23.

2 cling, cleave to,

a. figurative of loyalty, affection etc., sometimes with idea of physical proximity retained, followed by בְּ Genesis 2:24 (J; man to wife) compare Genesis 34:3 (J) 1 Kings 11:2; Joshua 23:12 (D); further Ruth 1:14 (Ruth to Naomi); 2 Samuel 20:2 (people to king); especially (followed by בְּ) of cleaving to ׳י Deuteronomy 11:22 ("" אָהֵב, הָלַךְ בְּכָלדְּֿרָכָיו) Deuteronomy 30:20 ("" אָהֵב, שָׁמַע בְּקֹלוֺ), Joshua 22:5 ("" אָהֵב, ׳הָלַךְ וגו, שָׁמַר מִצְוֺתָיו); compare further Deuteronomy 10:20; Deuteronomy 13:5; Joshua 23:8 (all D), 2 Kings 18:6; Psalm 63:9 (followed by אַחֲרֵי) & Psalm 119:31 דָּבַקְתּי בְֵ˜עדְוֺתֶ֑יךָ; so

b. of the opposite בְּחַטּאֹות יָָֽרָבְעָם ֗֗֗ דָּבֵ֑ק 2 Kings 3:37,

c. subject disease, calamity, followed by בְּ person Deuteronomy 28:60; 2 Kings 5:27; followed by אַחֲרֵי Jeremiah 42:16; followed by accusative Genesis 19:19 (J); subject sin Psalm 101:3 (followed by בְּ person)

Pu`al Imperfect3masculine plural יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ passive of Hiph`il

1 followed by בְּ, of crocodile's scales, they are joined together Job 41:9 ("" יִתְלַכְּדוּ); absolute of earth-clods Job 38:38.

Hiph`il Perfect3feminine singular suffix הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ Judges 20:42; 3plural suffix הִדְבִּיקֻהוּ 2 Samuel 1:6; 1singular הִדְבַּקְתִּי Jeremiah 13:11; וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 29:4; Imperfect jussive יַדְבֵּק Deuteronomy 28:21; וַיַּדְבֵּק Genesis 31:23; אַדְבִּיק Ezekiel 3:26; וַיַּדְבִּיקוּ Judges 18:22; Judges 20:45; וַיַּדְבְּקוּ 1 Samuel 14:22 2t. (compare Ges^{§ 53} R 4 Kö^{i. 210}).

1 cause to cling or cleave to, followed by accusative + אֶל, literally וּלְשׁוֺנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶלחִֿכֶּ֑ךָ Ezekiel 3:26; see also Ezekiel 29:4 (followed by accusative + בְּ; literal, but in metaphor); figurative of causing to cleave to ׳י Jeremiah 13:11 (followed by accusative + אֶל); compare further Deuteronomy 28:21 (subject ׳י, followed by accusative of disease + בְּ).

2 pursue closely, followed by אַחֲרֵי Judges 20:45; 1 Samuel 14:22; 1 Chronicles 10:2 = 1 Samuel 31:2 (followed by accusative); so also 2 Samuel 1:6 (followed by accusative)

3 overtake, followed by accusative Genesis 31:23 (E), Judges 18:22; compare Judges 20:42 (subject הַמִּלְחָמַה).

Hoph`al Participle וּלְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י Psalm 22:16 and my tongue is made to cleave (to) my gums; compare below

Qal 1.

[דְּבֵק] verb cling (Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Participle plural דָּֽבְקִין דְּנָה עִםדְּֿנָה Daniel 2:43.

Strong's Hebrew: 1692. דָּבַק (dabaq) — 54 Occurrences

Genesis 2:24
HEB: וְאֶת־ אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ
NAS: and his mother, and be joined to his wife;
KJV: and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:
INT: his father and his mother and be joined to his wife shall become

Genesis 19:19
HEB: הָהָ֔רָה פֶּן־ תִּדְבָּקַ֥נִי הָרָעָ֖ה וָמַֽתִּי׃
NAS: for the disaster will overtake me and I will die;
KJV: lest some evil take me, and I die:
INT: to the mountains lest will overtake evil will die

Genesis 31:23
HEB: שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וַיַּדְבֵּ֥ק אֹת֖וֹ בְּהַ֥ר
NAS: journey, and he overtook him in the hill country
KJV: journey; and they overtook him in the mount
INT: seven days' overtook the hill of Gilead

Genesis 34:3
HEB: וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק נַפְשׁ֔וֹ בְּדִינָ֖ה
NAS: He was deeply attracted to Dinah
KJV: And his soul clave unto Dinah
INT: was deeply and his soul to Dinah

Numbers 36:7
HEB: מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתָ֔יו יִדְבְּק֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: shall each hold to the inheritance
KJV: of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance
INT: of the tribe of his fathers hold the sons of Israel

Numbers 36:9
HEB: אִישׁ֙ בְּנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ יִדְבְּק֕וּ מַטּ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: shall each hold to his own inheritance.
KJV: of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
INT: shall each inheritance hold the tribes of the sons

Deuteronomy 10:20
HEB: תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּב֣וֹ תִדְבָּ֔ק וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃
NAS: you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear
KJV: him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear
INT: shall fear shall serve and cling his name shall swear

Deuteronomy 11:22
HEB: בְּכָל־ דְּרָכָ֖יו וּלְדָבְקָה־ בֽוֹ׃
NAS: in all His ways and hold fast to Him,
KJV: in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
INT: all his ways and hold

Deuteronomy 13:4
HEB: תַעֲבֹ֖דוּ וּב֥וֹ תִדְבָּקֽוּן׃
NAS: serve Him, and cling to Him.
KJV: and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
INT: listen serve and cling

Deuteronomy 13:17
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יִדְבַּ֧ק בְּיָדְךָ֛ מְא֖וּמָה
NAS: from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand,
KJV: And there shall cleave nought
INT: Nothing shall cling to your hand nought

Deuteronomy 28:21
HEB: יַדְבֵּ֧ק יְהוָ֛ה בְּךָ֖
NAS: will make the pestilence cling to you until
KJV: shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed
INT: cling the LORD the pestilence

Deuteronomy 28:60
HEB: יָגֹ֖רְתָּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְדָבְק֖וּ בָּֽךְ׃
NAS: you were afraid, and they will cling to you.
KJV: of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
INT: were afraid of will cling

Deuteronomy 30:20
HEB: לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ בְּקֹל֖וֹ וּלְדָבְקָה־ ב֑וֹ כִּ֣י
NAS: His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this
KJV: his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life,
INT: obeying his voice holding for this

Joshua 22:5
HEB: וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֹתָ֖יו וּלְדָבְקָה־ ב֑וֹ וּלְעָבְד֕וֹ
NAS: His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve
KJV: his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve
INT: and keep his commandments and hold and serve all

Joshua 23:8
HEB: בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם תִּדְבָּ֑קוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם
NAS: But you are to cling to the LORD
KJV: But cleave unto the LORD your God,
INT: to the LORD your God cling you have done

Joshua 23:12
HEB: שׁ֣וֹב תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ וּדְבַקְתֶּם֙ בְּיֶ֙תֶר֙ הַגּוֹיִ֣ם
NAS: go back and cling to the rest
KJV: go back, and cleave unto the remnant
INT: ever go and cling to the rest nations

Judges 18:22
HEB: מִיכָ֔ה נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ וַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּ אֶת־ בְּנֵי־
NAS: assembled and overtook the sons
KJV: were gathered together, and overtook the children
INT: Micah's assembled and overtook the sons of Dan

Judges 20:42
HEB: הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ וַאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים
NAS: but the battle overtook them while those who
KJV: but the battle overtook them; and them which [came] out of the cities
INT: of the wilderness the battle overtook while of the cities

Judges 20:45
HEB: אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ אַחֲרָיו֙ עַד־
NAS: of them on the highways and overtook them at Gidom
KJV: men; and pursued hard after
INT: thousand men and pursued after unto

Ruth 1:14
HEB: לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וְר֖וּת דָּ֥בְקָה בָּֽהּ׃
NAS: but Ruth clung to her.
KJV: but Ruth clave unto her.
INT: her mother-in-law Ruth clung

Ruth 2:8
HEB: מִזֶּ֑ה וְכֹ֥ה תִדְבָּקִ֖ין עִם־ נַעֲרֹתָֽי׃
NAS: on from this one, but stay here
KJV: neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
INT: this here stay with my maids

Ruth 2:21
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ לִי֙ תִּדְבָּקִ֔ין עַ֣ד אִם־
NAS: he said to me, 'You should stay close to my servants
KJV: He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men,
INT: to my servants after stay against lo

Ruth 2:23
HEB: וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת בֹּ֙עַז֙
NAS: So she stayed close by the maids
KJV: So she kept fast by the maidens
INT: stayed the maids of Boaz

1 Samuel 14:22
HEB: נָ֖סוּ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ גַם־ הֵ֛מָּה
NAS: even they also pursued them closely in the battle.
KJV: fled, even they also followed hard after
INT: had fled the Philistines pursued even like

1 Samuel 31:2
HEB: וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶת־
NAS: The Philistines overtook Saul
KJV: And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul
INT: overtook the Philistines Saul

2 Samuel 1:6
HEB: וּבַעֲלֵ֥י הַפָּרָשִׁ֖ים הִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: and the horsemen pursued him closely.
KJV: and horsemen followed hard after him.
INT: archer and the horsemen pursued

2 Samuel 20:2
HEB: וְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ דָּבְק֣וּ בְמַלְכָּ֔ם מִן־
NAS: of Judah remained steadfast to their king,
KJV: of Judah clave unto their king,
INT: the men of Judah remained to their king from

2 Samuel 23:10
HEB: יָגְעָ֣ה יָד֗וֹ וַתִּדְבַּ֤ק יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־
NAS: was weary and clung to the sword,
KJV: and his hand clave unto the sword:
INT: was weary his hand and clung his hand to

1 Kings 11:2
HEB: אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם בָּהֶ֛ם דָּבַ֥ק שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאַהֲבָֽה׃
NAS: Solomon held fast to these
KJV: Solomon clave unto these in love.
INT: after their gods held Solomon love

2 Kings 3:3
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דָּבֵ֑ק לֹא־ סָ֖ר
NAS: Nevertheless, he clung to the sins
KJV: Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins
INT: sin Israel clung did not depart

2 Kings 5:27
HEB: וְצָרַ֤עַת נַֽעֲמָן֙ תִּֽדְבַּק־ בְּךָ֔ וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ
NAS: of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants
KJV: therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed
INT: the leprosy of Naaman shall cling your descendants forever

2 Kings 18:6
HEB: וַיִּדְבַּק֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה לֹא־
NAS: For he clung to the LORD;
KJV: For he clave to the LORD,
INT: clung to the LORD did not

1 Chronicles 10:2
HEB: וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֥י
NAS: The Philistines closely pursued Saul
KJV: And the Philistines followed hard after
INT: closely the Philistines after

Job 19:20
HEB: בְּעוֹרִ֣י וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי דָּבְקָ֣ה עַצְמִ֑י וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה
NAS: My bone clings to my skin
KJV: My bone cleaveth to my skin
INT: to my skin and my flesh clings my bone have escaped

Job 29:10
HEB: וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃
NAS: And their tongue stuck to their palate.
KJV: and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
INT: and their tongue to their palate stuck

Job 31:7
HEB: לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃ פ
NAS: Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,
KJV: and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
INT: my heart to my hands has stuck spot

Job 38:38
HEB: לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃
NAS: And the clods stick together?
KJV: and the clods cleave fast together?
INT: A mass and the clods stick

Job 41:17
HEB: אִישׁ־ בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: They are joined one to another;
KJV: They are joined one to another,
INT: one to another are joined clasp and cannot

Job 41:23
HEB: מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗יו
NAS: of his flesh are joined together, Firm
KJV: of his flesh are joined together: they are firm
INT: the folds of his flesh are joined Firm and

Psalm 22:15
HEB: כֹּחִ֗י וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּ֣ק מַלְקוֹחָ֑י וְֽלַעֲפַר־
NAS: And my tongue cleaves to my jaws;
KJV: and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;
INT: my strength and my tongue cleaves to my jaws the dust

Psalm 44:25
HEB: לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃
NAS: Our body cleaves to the earth.
KJV: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
INT: the dust our soul cleaves to the earth our body

Psalm 63:8
HEB: דָּבְקָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ
NAS: My soul clings to You; Your right hand
KJV: My soul followeth hard after
INT: clings my soul after

Psalm 101:3
HEB: שָׂנֵ֑אתִי לֹ֖א יִדְבַּ֣ק בִּֽי׃
NAS: of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me.
KJV: of them that turn aside; [it] shall not cleave to me.
INT: hate no fasten

Psalm 102:5
HEB: מִקּ֥וֹל אַנְחָתִ֑י דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃
NAS: My bones cling to my flesh.
KJV: my bones cleave to my skin.
INT: of the loudness of my groaning cling my bones to my flesh

Psalm 119:25
HEB: דָּֽבְקָ֣ה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשִׁ֑י
NAS: My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive
KJV: DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust:
INT: cleaves to the dust my soul

Psalm 119:31
HEB: דָּבַ֥קְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה
NAS: I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD,
KJV: I have stuck unto thy testimonies:
INT: cling to your testimonies God

Psalm 137:6
HEB: תִּדְבַּ֥ק־ לְשׁוֹנִ֨י ׀ לְחִכִּי֮
NAS: May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
KJV: thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth;
INT: cling may my tongue to the roof

Jeremiah 13:11
HEB: כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵז֜וֹר אֶל־
NAS: For as the waistband clings to the waist
KJV: For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins
INT: for after clings as the waistband to

Jeremiah 13:11
HEB: אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַי אֶת־
NAS: of Judah cling to Me,' declares
KJV: of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house
INT: of a man so cling about the whole

Jeremiah 42:16
HEB: מִמֶּ֗נּוּ שָׁ֣ם יִדְבַּ֧ק אַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם מִצְרַ֖יִם
NAS: you are anxious, will follow closely after
KJV: whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after
INT: at there will follow after Egypt

Lamentations 4:4
HEB: דָּבַ֨ק לְשׁ֥וֹן יוֹנֵ֛ק
NAS: of the infant cleaves To the roof of its mouth
KJV: of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth
INT: cleaves the tongue of the infant

Ezekiel 3:26
HEB: וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙ אַדְבִּ֣יק אֶל־ חִכֶּ֔ךָ
NAS: Moreover, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth
KJV: And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth,
INT: your tongue stick to the roof

Ezekiel 29:4
HEB: ק) בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י דְגַת־ יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ
NAS: of your rivers cling to your scales.
KJV: of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales,
INT: bracelet your jaws cling the fish of your rivers

Ezekiel 29:4
HEB: יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ תִּדְבָּֽק׃
NAS: of your rivers will cling to your scales.
KJV: of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
INT: of your rivers to your scales will cling