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דָּבַק H1692

H1692 is the Hebrew word דָּבַק, transliterated dâbaq and said daw-bak'. The King James Version most often renders it cleave.

Word: דָּבַקTransliteration: dâbaqSaid: daw-bak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 46 verses

What it means

properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 38 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cleave 11×cleaveth 6×clave 5×overtook 3×followed hard 3×keep 2×cleaved 2×stick 2×take 1×mayest cleave 1×pursued 1×hence but abide 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.

Verses using דָּבַק

The first 40 of 46 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 2:24 · KJV

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis 19:19 · KJV

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 31:23 · KJV

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

Genesis 34:3 · KJV

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

Numbers 36:7 · KJV

So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

Numbers 36:9 · KJV

Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

Deuteronomy 10:20 · KJV

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 13:17 · KJV

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Deuteronomy 28:21 · KJV

The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 30:20 · KJV

That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Joshua 22:5 · KJV

But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Joshua 23:8 · KJV

But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

Joshua 23:12 · KJV

Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Judges 18:22 · KJV

And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

Judges 20:42 · KJV

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

Judges 20:45 · KJV

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

Ruth 2:8 · KJV

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

Ruth 2:21 · KJV

And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

Ruth 2:23 · KJV

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

1 Samuel 14:22 · KJV

Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

1 Samuel 31:2 · KJV

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul’s sons.

2 Samuel 1:6 · KJV

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

2 Samuel 20:2 · KJV

So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 23:10 · KJV

He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

1 Kings 11:2 · KJV

Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

2 Kings 3:3 · KJV

Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

2 Kings 5:27 · KJV

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

2 Kings 18:6 · KJV

For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

1 Chronicles 10:2 · KJV

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

Job 19:20 · KJV

My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

Job 29:10 · KJV

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Job 31:7 · KJV

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

Job 41:17 · KJV

They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

Job 41:23 · KJV

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

Psalm 22:15 · KJV

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Psalm 44:25 · KJV

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Psalm 63:8 · KJV

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Psalm 102:5 · KJV

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

Psalm 119:25 · KJV

My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Psalm 119:31 · KJV

I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1692 mean?

H1692 is the Hebrew word דָּבַק (dâbaq), meaning properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.

How is H1692 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cleave (11 times), cleaveth (6 times), clave (5 times), overtook (3 times), followed hard (3 times), among others.

How many times does H1692 appear in the Bible?

דָּבַק (dâbaq) is tagged in 46 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1692 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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