clinging to

4 occurrences across 1 Arabic/Persian root

ش- ب- ث

(sh-b-th) — cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast

“clinging to” accounts for 4 of 52 occurrences of this root (8%)

Forms seen

وَمُتَشَبِّثًا ×2 متشبّثا ×1 تَشَبَّثْتُ ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

clung 19% clinging 17% have clung 12% clinging to 8% cling 6% seized 4% hold fast 4% hath clung 4% upheld 2% taken fast hold 2% take firm hold 2% set our hearts on 2% seize upon 2% scrupulously observe 2% resolve 2% laid fast hold 2% holdeth fast 2% firmly adhere 2% clung unto 2% cling to 2% cleave 2% behold me cleaving fast to 2%

Examples

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: متشبّثا: clinging to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: تَشَبَّثْتُ: clinging to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: وَمُتَشَبِّثًا: clinging to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: وَمُتَشَبِّثًا: and clinging to

See Also

Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots:

clung (10) clinging (9) have clung (6) cling (3) seized (2) hold fast (2) hath clung (2)