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dbq (e[a]/a[u]) vb. to stick to, to adhere
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁal(usually w. b_) : to stick to, to adhere3 senses▶
1
(usually w. b_) : to stick to, to adhere
Common Aramaic
Dan 2:43↗ וְלָא לֶהֱוֹן דָּבְקִין דְּנָה עִם־דְּנָה‏ : they will not stick to each other ; TgO Gen2:24↗ וְיִדבֹק בְאִיתְתֵיה וִיהוֹן לְבִסרָא חַד‏ ; CPA Deut13:17↗ ܟܘܠܘܡ ܠܐ ܝܕܒܘܩ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܡܢ ܚܪܡܐ‏ : let nothing of the devoted goods stick to your hands ; P 2K5:27↗ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܢܥܡܢ ܢܕܒܩ ܒܟ‏ ; P Job19:20↗ ܡܫܟܝ ܘܒܣܪܝ ܕܒܩ ܒܓܪ̈ܡܝ‏ : my skin and my flesh cling to my bones ; JBABowl 71.1:10↗ ידבוק לישניהון בפומיהון ולא ימללו‏ : let their tongue adhere to their mouth so that they should be unable to speak ; PJ Deut4:4↗ ואתון דדבקתון בדחלתא דייי אלקכון‏
(1)
w. l_ or d.o. : to follow
CPA, Syr
Lag(319) Mark2:15↗ ܗܘܘ ܓܪ ܬ݁ܡܢ ܣܓܝ ܘܕܒ̈ܩܘ ܝܬ݁ܗ‏ : there were many there, and they followed him ; Lag(360) John1:37↗ ܘܕܒ̈ܩܘ ܠܡܪܐ ܝܣܘܣ‏ ; P Mt9:27↗ ܕ݁ܲܒ݂ܩܘ݂ܗܼܝ ܣܡܲܝܵܐ̈ ܬ݁ܪܸܝܢ‏ : two blind men followed him
(1)
w. d.o. or b_ : to rescue, save
Sam
SamLit 4:041↗ ואך דאת אלוף תדבקן‏ : rescue me as is Your wont ; Amram Dare #04:11↗ דבק ברחמיך אן ברחקה ואן בקרבה‏ : save your friends be (they) far or near
(2)
of lb : to like, approve
OfAEg-inf
TAD A2.1 R.5↗ ואשכחתה שנטת כלה ולבבי לה דבק לה‏ : I found it totally ripped (or: marked) and I do not like it
(3)
to become immobile
Syr
AM 2:349:39 ܕܒܩܬ ܥܝܢܗ‏ : his eye became stuck
(4)
fig.:
Syr
Chrmin 217:18↗ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܘܬܗ ܐܬܕܒ݁ܩ ܒܗ ܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ‏ : this name stuck with him since his youth
(1)
ܕܠܐ ܕܒܩ : inappropriate, irrelevant
Syr
AphDem14.272:17↗ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܦܟܝܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܒܩ‏ : an inappropriate, stupid apologia
2
to adjoin, reach
OfAEg, Qumran, CPA, JBA
TAD B2.3 R.6↗ דבק תחתיה לה בית קוניה בר צדק‏ : adjoining it downstream is the house of PN ; GenApoc 16.11↗ ו]עב̇ר תחומא דן מי ימא רבא עד די̇ דבק לג̇[ד]רא‏ : this border moves away from the great sea until it reaches GN ; CPA Ex15:9↗ ܐܡܪ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܝܪܕܘܦ ܝܕܒܘܩ‏
(1)
fig.:
CPA
CPA Psalms78:8↗ ܒܐܦܪܘܥ ܝܕܒܩܘܢ ܝܬܢ ܬܚܢܘܢܟ‏ : may your mercy quickly reach us
3
to snatch (?)
Man
MandMB 2:107↗ mlaka ḏdabiq ulgiṭ kulhin luṭata ; MandMB 71:111 ↗ ˁzqta ḏainia lagṭa uhinkia dabqa : the seal that seizes mouths and snatches palates
Dpaˁˁelto attach, to make to stick2 senses▶
1
to attach, to make to stick
OfAEg-inf, JLAtg, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
ClGanCol 156.V 1↗ למדבקתה ע̇ק̇נ̇‏ : to attach wood to it ; TgJ 1K7:36↗ כֵיבַש חַד וֻמדַבַק סְחוֹר סְחוֹר‏ : a single band attached all around ; TN Ex26:9↗ ותדבק ית חמש"חמשתי" יריען לבלחודיהון‏ : you should attach the five curtains by themselves ; BT AZ 38b(34)↗ ותרו בה גרגישתא ומדבקין ליה בגויהו‏ : they soak pure clay in them [i.e. the pots], and (the seeds) stick to it inside them ; TgIIChron 3:12↗ וגדפי חורניתא אמין חמש מדבקא לגדפא דכרוביא חד‏ : the other 5-cubit wing is attached to another cherub's wing
2
to join, to assemble
Sam, Syr
P Gn3:7↗ ܘܕܒܩ݁ܘ ܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܕܬܐ̈ܢܐ‏
Cˀafˁelto make something adhere to something (w. double accusative)2 senses▶
1
to make something adhere to something (w. double accusative)
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Ez3:26↗ וְלִישָנָך אַדבֵיק לְחִיכָך‏ : [=MT וּלְשׁוֹנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶל־חִכֶּךָ] ; P Ez3:26↗ ܐܕܒܩ ܠܫܡܝ ܚܟܟ‏ ; PhiloxZeno 164:10↗ ܘܠܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܫܩ݂ܠ܃ ܘܠܗܢܐ ܐܕܒ݁ܩ ܠܩܢܘܡܗ܂ ܕܠܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܬܘܣܦܬܐ ܢܥ݁ܠ ܥܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ݁‏ : He did not take a man and cause him to adhere to His self, lest we add to the Trinity from this
(1)
with b_, ˁm
Syr, LJLA
P Ez29:4↗ ܐܪܡܐ ܒܠܡܐ ܒܦܟܝ̈ܟ ܘܐܕܒܩ ܒ̈ܓܦܝܟ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܗܪܟ‏ : I shall put a muzzle on your cheeks and make the fish of your river stick to your fins ; TgJob41:9↗ חד עם חבריה מדבקין מתאחדין ולא מתפרשין/‏ : [=MT אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ]
2
to overtake
JLAtg, JBAmb, LJLA
TgO Gen31:23↗ וְאַדבֵיק יָתֵיה בְטוּרָא דְגִלעָד‏ ; PJ Gen31:25↗ ואדבק לבן ית יעקב ויעקב פרס ית משכניה בטוורא‏ : Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob having pitched his tent on the mountain
(1)
to follow closely after
JLAtg
TgO Gen31:25↗ וְאַדבֵיק לָבָן יָת יַעֲקֹב‏
(1)
to obey, follow closely (commandments)
JLAtg
TgJ Zec1:6↗ בְרַם פִתגָמַי וְדִינַי דְפַקֵידִית יָת עַבדַי נְבִיַיָא הֲלָא אַדבִיקוּ אֲבָהָתְכוֹן וְתָבוּ‏ : but my words and laws that I commanded my servants the prophets, did not your fathers cleave to them and return
(2)
to achieve, attain, acquire, reach
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgO Gen47:9↗ וְלָא אַדבִיקוּ יָת יוֹמֵי שְנֵי חַיֵי אֲבָהָתִי‏ : (my years) did not attain those of my fathers' lives ; TgJ Ez46:5↗ מִנחָתָא דְתַדבֵיק יְדֵיה‏ : offerings that he can afford [lit. that his hand can reach] ; SamTgJ Gen14:3↗ כל אלין אדבקו לגו עמק שדיה‏ : all these (kings) reached the middle of GN ; TgPs73:12↗ אדביקו נכסין קנו חילא‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto adhere to1 sense▶
to adhere to
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgO Deut4:4↗ וְאַתוּן דְאִידְבֵיקתוּן בְדַחלְתָא דַיוי‏ ; P Ezra9:14↗ ܘܐܙܠܢ ܐܬܕܒܩܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ‏ : we went and joined up with unclean people ; TgPs63:9↗ אדבקת נפשי בתר אורייתך‏
(1)
to be stuck together
Syr, JBA
BT Ber 54b(4)↗ אידביקו טורי בהדי אדדי וקטלינהו‏ : the mountains were joined together and killed them
(2)
to be strongly attracted to
Sam
SamTgJ Gen34:3↗ ואדבקת נפשה בדינה ברת יעקב‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be joined, join2 senses▶
1
to be joined, join
Gal, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man
GT B Gen2:24↗ יַפְרֶש גְּבַר יַת מדְמְכֶיהּ מֶן אַבוּי וּמֶן אֶמַּיה וּמֶדַּבַּק בְּאֶתְּתֶיהּ‏ ; Prodig2 2.1:17↗ text not cited ; EphBread 19:26a↗ ܘܲܐܝܢܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܕܲܒܲܩ ܒܥܲܕܥܼ̈ܕܲܝܗܽܘܢ‏ : whoever joins their festivals ; BT Git 56b(48)↗ מהו לאידבוקי בהו‏ : how does one join them?
(1)
to adhere (fig.)
Syr
P 1K(1)11:2↗ ܒܗܝܢ ܐܬܕܒܩ‏ ; P 2K18:6↗ ܘܐܬܕܒܩ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ‏
2
to be put together
Syr
CatMB 2a:35 text not cited
§Form & Usage▶
Syr. impf. ܢܸܕܒܲܩ‏ but imv. ܕܒܘܩ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 271[139]DJPA: 138bDJBA: 312bJastrow: 278Drower/Macuch: 101bJ. Payne-Smith: 82Levy Ch-W: 1:160Tal Sam: 165bDNWSI: 238DCPA[Schulthess]: 79[41]Qumran: 49
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