H1694 H1694
joining, soldering, joints—the point where things connect or attach
This noun refers to joints, joinings, or points of connection. Isaiah 41:7 uses it for the soldering that fastens an idol together. In 1 Kings 22:34 and 2 Chronicles 18:33, it describes 'the joints' of Ahab's armor—the vulnerable connection between the breastplate and lower armor where an arrow fatally struck. The word derives from dabaq ('to cling, cleave'). It denotes critical connection points where separate pieces join, whether in metalwork or protective armor. The armor context emphasizes how even well-joined defenses have vulnerable seams.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The joining, soldering, or joints where things connect. Isaiah 41:7 uses it for metalworking: soldering (ha-debeq) that joins idol pieces together. 1 Kings 22:34 = 2 Chronicles 18:33 use the plural 'the joints' (ha-devaqim) for Ahab's armor, specifically 'between the joints and the breastplate'—the vulnerable gap where an arrow penetrated. Cross-linguistic glosses vary: English 'it is/the joints,' Spanish 'del soldadura/las junturas' (of the soldering/the joints), French and German use brackets or 'le joints/der joints.' The contexts show both industrial (metalwork) and military (armor) applications of joining/connection points. 3×
AR["المَفَاصِلِ", "الوُصلاتِ", "لِللِّحَامِ"]·ben["আঠার-জন্য", "সন্ধিগুলির", "সন্ধিস্থানগুলির"]·DE["[הדבקים]", "[לדבק]", "der-joints"]·EN["it-is", "the-joints"]·FR["[הדבקים]", "[לדבק]", "le-joints"]·heb["ה-דבקים", "ל-ה-דבק"]·HI["के-जोड़ों", "को-जोड़", "जोड़ों-के"]·ID["sambungan-sambungan", "tentang-perekat"]·IT["[הדבקים]", "[לדבק]", "il-joints"]·jav["kanggé-leming", "sambungan", "sambungan-sambungan"]·KO["그-연결대와", "그-이음매들", "에-접합"]·PT["as-juntas", "para-a-solda"]·RU["а-сочленениями", "о-спайке", "сочленениями"]·ES["del-soldadura", "las-junturas"]·SW["kwa-gundi", "viunganishi", "viungo"]·TR["bağlantıların", "ek-yerlerin", "yapiskan-icin"]·urd["جوڑ-کے-لیے", "جوڑوں", "جوڑوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דֶּ֫בֶק n.m. Is 41:7 joining, soldering, appendage— 1. דּ׳ joining, soldering Is 41:7. 2. pl. הַדְּבָקִים appendages of breastplate (?) 1 K 22:34 = 2 Ch 18:33 בֵּין הַדּ׳ ובין הַשִּׁרְיָן. (The Be al. cf. VB: the jointed attachment or appendage to the rigid breat-armour, which covered the abdomen; > Klo proposes appendage of helmet; Thes suggests armpits, lit. joints (cf. מַדְבְּקֵי יָד Je 38:12 𝔗); Ew the soft muscles etc. connecting the chest with the bottom of the back.)