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דָּבַק
dâbaq · Hebrew · Strong's H1692 · 54 occurrences
The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “take”
What it means
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
abide fast, cleave, follow close, be joined, keep, overtake, pursue hard, stick, take
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“take”
also renders epiphérō (G2018), déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), poiéō (G4160), aporphanízō (G642), syllambánō (G4815), piázō (G4084), katéchō (G2722), dídōmi (G1325), apaírō (G522), ekbállō (G1544), harpázō (G726), drássomai (G1405), synaírō (G4868), metalambánō (G3335), kratéō (G2902), prosdéchomai (G4327), ʼâbad (H6), gâzâh (H1491), châzaq (H2388), châsaph (H2834), yâhab (H3051), yâshab (H3427), nâçag (H5253), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉsâʼ (H5376), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădâʼ (H5709), ʻâsâh (H6213), tsûwd (H6679), qᵉbal (H6902), râbâh (H7235), tâmak (H8551), tâphas (H8610)
“keep”
also renders prássō (G4238), bóskō (G1006), diatēréō (G1301), syntēréō (G4933), tēréō (G5083), poiéō (G4160), diaphylássō (G1314), phylássō (G5442), katéchō (G2722), katákeimai (G2621), ágō (G71), échō (G2192), paréchō (G3930), kratéō (G2902), phrouréō (G5432), ʼâçar (H631), zâkar (H2142), châsak (H2820), mânaʻ (H4513), mishmereth (H4931), nᵉṭar (H5202), ʻădar (H5737), ʻâsâh (H6213), râchaq (H7368)
“cleave”
“overtake”
also renders katalambánō (G2638), prolambánō (G4301)
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
54 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 52 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 10:2 HC/Vhw3mp1 Kings 11:2 HVqp3ms1 Samuel 14:22 HC/Vhw3mp1 Samuel 31:2 HC/Vhw3mp2 Kings 3:3 HVqp3ms2 Kings 5:27 HVqi3fs2 Kings 18:6 HC/Vqw3ms2 Samuel 1:6 HVhp3cp/Sp3ms2 Samuel 20:2 HVqp3cp2 Samuel 23:10 HC/Vqw3fsDeuteronomy 10:20 HVqi2msDeuteronomy 11:22 HC/R/VqcDeuteronomy 13:4 HVqi2mp/SnDeuteronomy 13:17 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 28:21 HVhi3msDeuteronomy 28:60 HC/Vqq3cpDeuteronomy 30:20 HC/R/VqcEzekiel 3:26 HVhi1csEzekiel 29:4 HC/Vhq1csGenesis 2:24 HC/Vqq3msGenesis 19:19 HVqi3fs/Sp1csGenesis 31:23 HC/Vhw3msGenesis 34:3 HC/Vqw3fsJudges 18:22 HC/Vhw3mpJudges 20:42 HVhp3fs/Sp3msJudges 20:45 HC/Vhw3mpJeremiah 13:11 HVhp1csJeremiah 42:16 HVqi3msJob 19:20 HVqp3fsJob 29:10 HVqp3fsJob 31:7 HVqp3msJob 38:38 HVPi3mpJob 41:17 HVPi3mpJob 41:23 HVqp3cpJoshua 22:5 HC/R/VqcJoshua 23:8 HVqi2mpJoshua 23:12 HC/Vqq2mpLamentations 4:4 HVqp3msNumbers 36:7 HVqi3mpNumbers 36:9 HVqi3mpPsalm 22:15 HVHsmsaPsalm 44:25 HVqp3fsPsalm 63:8 HVqp3fsPsalm 101:3 HVqi3msPsalm 102:5 HVqp3fsPsalm 119:25 HVqp3fsPsalm 119:31 HVqp1csPsalm 137:6 HVqi3fsRuth 1:14 HVqp3fsRuth 2:8 HVqi2fs/SnRuth 2:21 HVqi2fs/SnRuth 2:23 HC/Vqw3fs
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.