how to say “glue” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/דבק-#.m4a” /]דֶּבֶק
The root ד.ב.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/דבק-#.m4a” /] in Biblical Hebrew refers to clinging, cleaving, as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/דבק-#.m4a” /]“ודבק באשתו והיו לבשר אחד.” (בראשית ב’, כ”ד)
“And he shall cleave to his wife and they shall be as one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24)
We use this root today to form the word that refers to something adhesive or glue: דבק. Like in English, דבק can be used metaphorically:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/דבק-#.m4a” /]היא הדבק של קבוצה.
She’s the glue of the group.
