Proverbs 18:24:6Prov.18.24.W6TAB
דָּבֵ֥ק
davek
“clinging”
- Transliteration
- da-VEK
- Extended
- daa-VEHK
- IPA
- /daːˈveːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- clinging
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-VEK
- phraseyour reading level
da-VEK me-AKH
- clause
ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
- sentence
ISH re-IM le-hit-ro-E-a ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction veyesh {וְיֵ֥שׁ | wə-yêš} links to the contrasting clause with the participles ohev {אֹ֝הֵ֗ב | ’ô-hēḇ} and davek {דָּבֵ֥ק | dā-ḇêq}, forming “one who loves” and “clinging,” respectively.
Root and etymology
dalet–bet–qofd–b–q
“to cling, stick”
In context — Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may be brought to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 18:24, so the Hebrew word דָּבֵ֥ק (davek) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.18.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.24.W6.S1) and character.