דָּבַק (da.vaq) means “to cleave” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: daw-bak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
דָּבַק · da.vaq · to cleave
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 Aramaic equivalent: de.vaq (דְּבֵק "to cleave" H1693)
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a primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
KJV glosses: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cling | 6 |
| clings | 3 |
| and hold fast | 2 |
| and overtook | 2 |
| clung | 2 |
| will cling | 2 |
| and be united | 1 |
| and cause | 1 |
| and cling | 1 |
| and stuck | 1 |
| and they overtook them | 1 |
| and they will cling | 1 |
| and to hold fast | 1 |
| are tightly joined | 1 |
| cleaves | 1 |
| close | 1 |
| closing in on him | 1 |
| followed hard after | 1 |
| hangs on | 1 |
| has stuck | 1 |
| he clung | 1 |
| he remained faithful | 1 |
| hold fast to him | 1 |
| hotly pursued | 1 |
| i cling | 1 |
| in close pursuit | 1 |
| is to retain | 1 |
| must retain | 1 |
| overtook them | 1 |
| shall cling | 1 |
| so ruth stayed close | 1 |
| stay | 1 |
| stayed by | 1 |
| stick | 1 |
| stick together | 1 |
| sticks | 1 |
| stuck | 1 |
| they are joined | 1 |
| to hold fast | 1 |
| was drawn | 1 |
| will follow on your heels | 1 |
| will overtake me | 1 |
| you shall hold fast | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cleaveth | 6 |
| clave | 5 |
| cleave | 4 |
| followed hard | 3 |
| and to cleave | 2 |
| shall keep | 2 |
| and cleave | 1 |
| and overtook | 1 |
| and pursued | 1 |
| and shall cleave | 1 |
| and that thou mayest cleave | 1 |
| and there shall cleave | 1 |
| and they overtook | 1 |
| and they shall cleave | 1 |
| and to him shalt thou cleave | 1 |
| are joined together | 1 |
| but cleave | 1 |
| cleave fast together | 1 |
| cleaved | 1 |
| even they also followed hard | 1 |
| followeth hard | 1 |
| for he clave | 1 |
| from hence but abide | 1 |
| hath cleaved | 1 |
| him and cleave | 1 |
| i have stuck | 1 |
| nevertheless he cleaved | 1 |
| overtook | 1 |
| shall cleave | 1 |
| shall follow close | 1 |
| shall not cleave | 1 |
| shall stick | 1 |
| so have i caused to cleave | 1 |
| so she kept fast | 1 |
| take | 1 |
| they are joined | 1 |
| to stick | 1 |
| unto me also thou shalt keep fast | 1 |
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I 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.
Read word by wordBut 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.
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