Lexical Summary dachah: To push, thrust, drive away, cast down Original Word: דָּחָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance chase, drive away on, overthrow, outcast, sore, thrust, totter Or dachach {Jer. 23:12) {daw-khakh'}; a primitive root; to push down -- chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, X sore, thrust, totter. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to push, thrust NASB Translation away (1), driving (1), pushed me violently (1), thrust down (2), tottering (1), trip (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs דָּחָה verb push, thrust (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic דְּחִי, דְּחָא,  ; cf also Arabic  , spread, extend, also throw, propel) — Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix דְּחִיתַנִי Psalm 118:13; Infinitive construct לִדְחוֺת Psalm 140:5; absolute דָּחֹה Psalm 118:13; Participle active דֹּחֶה Psalm 35:5 (read דֹּחָם ᵐ5 De Che); passive feminine הַדְּחוּיָה Psalm 62:4; — push, דָּחֹה דָחָה push violently figurative with accusative Psalm 118:13 followed by clause of purpose לִנְמֹּל, compare לִדְחוֺת פעמי Psalm 140:5 (Che trip up my feet), & Psalm 35:5 (transpose דחה with רדפם Psalm 35:6 and read דֹּחָם ᵐ5; compare יְהִידֿרכם חשׁך וַחֲלַקְלַקֹּת va, and Jeremiah 23:12); pushed in (Che), in simile, passive participle, said of גָּדֵר wall Psalm 62:4 ("" קיר נטוי). Niph`al Imperfect יִדָּחֶה Proverbs 14:32; (3masculine plural יִדַּ֫חוּ Jeremiah 23:12 is from דחח, if rightly pointed; נִדְחֵי Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 56:8; Psalm 147:2, see below נדח); — be thrust or cast down, figurative of wicked Proverbs 14:32, compare Psalm 35:6 above Pu`al Perfect3plural דֹּחוּ Psalm 36:13 they are thrust down ("" נפלו & לא יכלו קום). [דָּחַח] verb only Niph`al Imperfect3masculine plural יִדַּ֫חוּ (Köi. 377) Jeremiah 23:12 they shall be thrust down, figurative, of wicked; read perhaps יִדָּח֫וּ, from דחה q. v. דחן (√ of following; perhaps compare Arabic Topical Lexicon Root Concept and Nuances דָּחָה consistently conveys a forceful pushing, thrusting, or driving away. The action can be literal (physically pushing someone) or figurative (marginalizing, banishing, overthrowing). Whether performed by human enemies or understood as disciplinary judgment from God, the verb always carries the idea of displacement accompanied by vulnerability or collapse. Occurrences Across Scripture Psalm 35:5; Psalm 36:12; Psalm 62:3; Psalm 118:13 (twice in the Hebrew text); Psalm 140:4; Psalm 147:2; Proverbs 14:32; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 56:8; Jeremiah 23:12. The Language of Violence and Persecution Several psalms employ דָּחָה to describe the aggression of the wicked. The verb therefore frames conflict in covenantal terms: those who oppose God’s people employ force, yet the same verb predicts their own irreversible ruin. Divine Protection and Restoration God repeatedly reverses the effects of דָּחָה. The One who allows temporary displacement becomes the Redeemer who restores. Thus Scripture links the verb’s negative displacement with God’s positive regathering, revealing his sovereign power to overturn human hostility and heal covenant breaches. Moral Warning and Eschatological Hope Proverbs 14:32 offers a wisdom reflection: “The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one sings and rejoices.” Sin itself becomes the unseen hand that pushes the wicked toward judgment, while the righteous find security even when outwardly pushed. Jeremiah 23:12 applies this principle to corrupt shepherds: “Their path will become slick and gloomy; there they will stumble and fall.” National leaders who misuse authority to oppress God’s flock experience the very fate they impose on others. Pastoral and Practical Insights 1. Opposition is real but limited. Human or demonic forces may push believers, yet Psalm 118 proves the Lord’s help is nearer and stronger. Christological and Missional Implications The Messiah gathers the pushed-aside. His earthly ministry repeatedly embraced lepers, tax collectors, and Gentiles—people socially “driven away.” At the cross He Himself was “rejected by men” (echoing the verb’s thrust), yet His resurrection inaugurated the ultimate ingathering “from the four corners of the earth.” Every missionary endeavor extends Isaiah 56:8, drawing still others into the redeemed community until the final assembly before the throne. Forms and Transliterations דְחִיתַ֣נִי דַּחֹ֣ה דֹּ֝ח֗וּ דּוֹחֶֽה׃ דוחה׃ דחה דחו דחיתני הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃ הדחויה׃ יִדַּ֖חוּ יִדָּחֶ֣ה ידחה ידחו לִדְח֥וֹת לדחות נִדְחֵ֖י נִדְחֵ֣י נדחי da·ḥōh daChoh daḥōh ḏə·ḥî·ṯa·nî dechiTani ḏəḥîṯanî dō·ḥū dō·w·ḥeh doCheh doChu dōḥū dōwḥeh had·də·ḥū·yāh haddechuYah haddəḥūyāh liḏ·ḥō·wṯ lidChot liḏḥōwṯ niḏ·ḥê nidChei niḏḥê yid·dā·ḥeh yid·da·ḥū yiddaCheh yidDachu yiddāḥeh yiddaḥūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 35:5 HEB: וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה׃ NAS: of the LORD driving [them] on. KJV: of the LORD chase [them]. INT: the angel of the LORD driving Psalm 36:12 Psalm 62:3 Psalm 118:13 Psalm 118:13 Psalm 140:4 Psalm 147:2 Proverbs 14:32 Isaiah 11:12 Isaiah 56:8 Jeremiah 23:12 11 Occurrences |
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