דֶּבֶקdebeq
joining, soldering, appendage
Pronunciation: deh'-bek · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1694
Meanings
1. joining, soldering (Isaiah 41:7)
2. appendages (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chronicles 18:33; Jeremiah 38:12)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 22:34 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”
- Isaiah 41:7 The carver encourages the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil. “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).