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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1680. דָּבַב (dabab) -- To glide, to move gently, to flow</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1680.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/songs/7-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1680.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1680</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1679.htm" title="1679">◄</a> 1680. dabab <a href="../hebrew/1681.htm" title="1681">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">dabab: To glide, to move gently, to flow</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">דָּבַב</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>dabab<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dah-BAHV<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(daw-bab')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To glide, to move gently, to flow<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to move slowly, glide<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "dabab," the concept of gentle movement or flow can be related to Greek words such as "ῥέω" (rheo, Strong's G4482), meaning "to flow," or "πνεῦμα" (pneuma, Strong's G4151), which can denote "spirit" or "breath," often associated with movement.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "dabab" conveys the idea of a gentle, smooth movement, often associated with flowing or gliding. It is used to describe actions that are smooth and continuous, akin to the gentle flow of water or the gliding of a bird. This term is not frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, which suggests its specific and nuanced application in the texts where it appears.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the imagery of flowing or gliding would have been closely associated with natural elements such as water, wind, and the movement of animals. These elements were often seen as manifestations of God's creation and power. The concept of smooth and gentle movement could also be metaphorically linked to peace, tranquility, and divine guidance, reflecting the Israelites' understanding of God's providence and care.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to move gently, glide, glide over<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>flowing gently (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">דָּבַב</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>move Gently, glide, glide over</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">דָּבַב</font> <em>flow slowly, drop</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017902.gif"> <em>walk leisurely, Gently</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017903.gif"> <em>any animal that walks</em> or <em>creeps</em>, compare <font class="hebrew2">דֹּב</font>; Assyrian <i><em>dabâbu</em></i>, <em>plot</em>, <em>plan</em>, COT<sup>Gloss</sup>, compare <font class="hebrew2">דִּבָּה</font>) — only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">דּוֺבֵב שִׂפְתֵי יְשֵׁנִים</font> Cant 7:10, of wine <em>gliding over the lips of sleepers</em>; (<font class="hebrew2">שְׂפָתַי וְשִׁנָּי֑</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ד</font> i.e. <em>my lips and teeth</em> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> Aq Gei<sup>Urschrift 405</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cause to speak <p>A primitive root (compare <a href="/hebrew/1679.htm">dobe'</a>); to move slowly, i.e. Glide -- cause to speak. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1679.htm">dobe'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>דּוֹבֵ֖ב דובב dō·w·ḇêḇ doVev dōwḇêḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/songs/7-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 7:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְדוֹדִ֖י לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים <b> דּוֹבֵ֖ב </b> שִׂפְתֵ֥י יְשֵׁנִֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for my beloved, <span class="itali">Flowing gently</span> [through] the lips<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of those that are asleep <span class="itali">to speak.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my beloved smoothly <span class="itali">Flowing</span> the lips grow old<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1680.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1680<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/dovev_1680.htm">dō·w·ḇêḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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