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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #1765 - דָּחַף

Transliteration

dâchaph

Phonetics

daw-khaf'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

423

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to drive on, hurry, hasten
1. (Qal) to hasten
2. (Niphal) to hasten oneself, hurry

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1377 ‑ διώκω (dee‑o'‑ko); 2005 ‑ ἐπιτελέω (ep‑ee‑tel‑eh'‑o); 5290 ‑ ὑποστρέφω (hoop‑os‑tref'‑o); 4692 ‑ σπεύδω (spyoo'‑do);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

BSB (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

CSB (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

ESV (5)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

Daniel 1

KJV (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

LEB (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

LSB (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

N95 (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

NAS (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (4)

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 3

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2098) p h d (דההפ DHhP) AC: Push CO: ? AB: ?: [from: hd] [Also see zph]

V) p h d (דההפ DHhP) - Press: KJV (4): (vf: Paal, Niphal) hasten, press - Strongs: H1765 (דָּחַף)

a^f1) e p h d m (מדההפה MDHhPH) - Pushing: KJV (1): overthrow - Strongs: H4073 (מַדְחֵפָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[דָּחַף] verb drive, hasten (late) (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic דְּחַף) —

Qal Passive participle plural דְּחוּפִים of runners Esther 3:15; Esther 8:14 ("" מְבֹהָלִים).

Niph`al Perfect hasten one's self, hurry נִדְחַף אֶלֿ Esther 6:12; נִדְחַף לָצֵאת 2 Chronicles 26:20 ("" בהל).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

דָּחַף to thrust, to impel, to urge, see the root דָּחָה. Part. pass. impelled, hastened, urged on. Esther 3:15, 8:14.

Niphal נִדְחַף to impel oneself, to hasten. 2 Chronicles 26:20; Esther 6:12. Hence מַדְחֵפוֹת.

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List of Word Forms

דְחוּפִים֙ דחופים וּדְחוּפִ֖ים ודחופים נִדְחַ֣ף נדחף ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm dechuFim ḏəḥūp̄îm niḏ·ḥap̄ nidChaf niḏḥap̄ ū·ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm udechuFim ūḏəḥūp̄îm