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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H1692 - Keep

Strong's No.:H1692

Hebrew:דָּבַק

Transliteration:dâbaq

Phonetic:daw-bak'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{abide} {fast} cleave (fast {together}) follow close ({hard} {after}) be joined ({together}) keep ({fast}) {overtake} pursue {hard} {stick} take.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to {impinge} that {is} cling or adhere; figuratively to catch by pursuit


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch

a. (Qal)

1. to cling, cleave to

2. to stay with

b. (Pual) to be joined together

c. (Hiphil)

1. to cause to cleave to

2. to pursue closely

3. to overtake

d. (Hophal) to be made to cleave


Bible References:
Keep

Translation
Occurrences:
abide ( 1 )
cleave ( 17 )
cleaved ( 9 )
cleaveth ( 6 )
close ( 1 )
fast ( 2 )
hard ( 5 )
joined ( 1 )
keep ( 2 )
overtook ( 3 )
stick ( 2 )
stuck ( 1 )
take ( 1 )
together ( 2 )
upon ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.