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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1849 - דָּפַק

Transliteration

dâphaq

Phonetics

daw-fak'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

447

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to beat, knock
1. (Qal)
  1. to beat, drive severely
  2. to knock
2. (Hithpael) to beat violently

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2614 ‑ καταδιώκω (kat‑ad‑ee‑o'‑ko); 2925 ‑ κρούω (kroo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

BSB (3)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

CSB (3)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

ESV (2)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

KJV (3)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

LEB (3)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

LSB (4)

Genesis 2

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

N95 (4)

Genesis 2

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

NAS (4)

Genesis 2

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (3)

Genesis 1

Judges 1

Song of Solomon 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2109) q p d (דפק DPQ) AC: Knock CO: ? AB: ?: As a knocking at a door.

V) q p d (דפק DPQ) - Knock: KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Hitpael) overdrive, knock, beat - Strongs: H1849 (דָּפַק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[דָּפַק] verb beat, knock (Arabic

pour out, also drive (beasts)) —

Qal Perf. 3 masculine plural suffix וּדְפָקוּם consecutive Genesis 33:13, but read 1 singular suffix וּדְפַקְתִּיםᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sam Di beat (in driving, drive severely or cruelly); Participle דּוֺפֵק Song of Solomon 5:2 absolute knocking (at door).

Hithpa`el Participle מִתְדַּמְּקִים עַלהַֿדָּ֑לֶת Judges 19:22 beat violently (beat themselves tired) against the door.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

דָּפַק

(1) to knock at a door, Song of Solomon 5:2 compare Hithpael.

(2) to drive a flock hard, to overdrive, Genesis 33:13. (Arab. دفق to go quickly, pr. to be thrust forward.)

Hithpael, part. מִתְדַּפְּקִים knocking in rivalry at a door (this seems to me to be the signification of the conj. Hithpael in this place), Judges 19:22. Hence

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List of Word Forms

דוֹפֵ֗ק דופק וּדְפָקוּם֙ ודפקום מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים מתדפקים ḏō·w·p̄êq doFek ḏōwp̄êq miṯ·dap·pə·qîm mitdappeKim miṯdappəqîm ū·ḏə·p̄ā·qūm udefaKum ūḏəp̄āqūm