Strong's Hebrew · H1692
דָּבַק
dâbaq · daw-bak'
abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
Definition
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 54 times in Scripture
“After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.”
“No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.””
“Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.”
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”
“No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.”
“But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.””
“So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.”
“And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.”
“You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.”
“The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).