דָּבֵקdâbêq

clinging, cleaving (Proverbs 18:24; 2 Chronicles 3:12; Deuteronomy 4:4)

Pronunciation: daw-bake' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1695

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 4:4 But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today—every one of you.
  • 2 Chronicles 3:12 In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7 1⁄2 feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7 1⁄2 feet long, touched the wing of the first figure.
  • Proverbs 18:24 There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

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).