Daveq דָּבֵק
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| דָּבֵק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | daveq |
| Strong's number | H1695 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | cleaving |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (1) |
Daveq (Hebrew דָּבֵק, Strong's H1695) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “cleaving”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
clinging, adhering to
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cleave (1), joining (1), closer (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | who held fast (1), touched (1), who stays closer (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Daveq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:4But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 3:12And 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.The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 18:24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).