sa.phach describes joining oneself or being joined to a group, office, or place in the attested verses.

The clearly identifiable uses describe joining or being joined: a request for placement in a priestly office, sojourners joining the house of Jacob, and men attaching themselves beneath nettles. In the remaining verses, the supplied translation does not isolate the term's contribution closely enough for a further distinct use.

1. Joining oneself to a group or place · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 2:36, the Qal imperative occurs in the request, “Please attach me to one of the priestly offices,” in order to eat food. In Isaiah 14:1, the Niphal sequential perfect describes sojourners joining the house of Jacob, while Job 30:7 uses the Pual imperfect in the statement that men attach themselves under the nettle.

   1 Samuel 2:36Isaiah 14:1Job 30:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “attach me,” “join them and attach themselves,” and “attach themselves” in 1 Samuel 2:36, Isaiah 14:1, and Job 30:7. In 1 Samuel 26:19 and Habakkuk 2:15, its whole-verse translation does not clearly identify a corresponding English expression for this term.