holding
4 occurrences across 1 Arabic/Persian root
م- س- ك (m-s-k) — hold fast; clinging; cling
“holding” accounts for
4 of
120 occurrences of this root
(3%)
(m-s-k) — hold fast; clinging; cling
“holding” accounts for 4 of 120 occurrences of this root (3%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
cleave 12% clung 11% holding to 7% have clung 5% holding 3% hold fast 3% cleaveth 3% musk 3% cling 3% poor 2% lay fast hold 2% holding fast 2% hold fast unto 2% held fast 2% hath held fast 2% clinging 2% wretched creature 1% will cleave 1% were not kept back 1% we cleave 1% to 1% thou holdest fast 1% taken hold 1% take ye 1% take thou firm hold 1% take fast hold 1% strict observance 1% seized upon 1% prove 1% proclaimed their allegiance 1% no, not though ye produce 1% must this wretched soul cling 1% musk-laden fragrance 1% lay hold 1% launch 1% laid hold 1% laid fast hold thereon 1% joined 1% i have clung 1% hold ye fast 1% held fast the cord 1% have laid hold 1% have held fast 1% hath clung 1% following the example 1% fixeth his heart 1% clinging unto 1% clinging tenaciously 1% cling to 1% cleaving steadfastly 1% cleaving fast 1% cleaving 1% cleaveth fast unto 1% cleave ye tenaciously 1% cleave thou unto 1% cleave tenaciously unto 1% chosen to cleave 1% centered 1% behold me clinging to 1% bear witness 1% adherence 1% adhered 1% adhere 1%
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: