Lexical Summary dachaph: To push, drive, thrust Original Word: דָּחַף Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be hastened, pressed on A primitive root; to urge, i.e. Hasten -- (be) haste(-ned), pressed on. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to drive, hasten NASB Translation hastened (1), hurried (1), impelled (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [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 לָצֵאת2Chronicles 26:20 ("" בהל). Topical Lexicon Range of Meaning and Narrative Settings This verb describes an impelling force that pushes a person or group into swift movement—whether to expel, to disseminate a royal directive, or to flee in alarm. Every occurrence is situated in royal contexts, underscoring how authority and urgency converge in Scripture. Royal Discipline: 2 Chronicles 26:20 King Uzziah, struck with leprosy for presuming upon priestly privilege, is “hurried… out” of the temple. The priests’ action demonstrates that when the holiness of God is violated, even a monarch is thrust away from sacred space. The verb frames divine judgment as unmistakably decisive: the king cannot linger where he no longer has covenantal standing. Imperial Decrees and Persian Couriers: Esther 3:15; 8:14 In Esther the word twice describes mounted couriers “spurred on by the king’s command.” The haste reflects the irrevocable nature of Medo-Persian law; once sealed, a decree must race across the empire. The text portrays a collision between human sovereignty and the unseen sovereignty of God, for the same machinery that carries a genocidal edict (Esther 3:15) later conveys the counter-decree that secures Israel’s survival (Esther 8:14). Personal Crisis: Esther 6:12 After honoring Mordecai, Haman “hurried home, mourning with his head covered.” The verb pictures the unraveling of the proud. What had propelled Haman to orchestrate death now propels him toward humiliation, anticipating his downfall. Theological Themes • Divine authority overrides temporal power. Practical Ministry Observations • Holiness is non-negotiable; sin can exile even the influential from God’s presence. Canonical Echoes The motif of urgent expulsion or dispatch recalls Genesis 3:24, where Adam and Eve are sent from Eden, and anticipates John 13:27, where Judas departs “at once.” Scripture consistently treats decisive movement as a marker of watershed moments in salvation history. Summary The occurrences of this verb spotlight pivot points where lives, kingdoms, and covenant purposes hinge on swift, uncontrollable movement. In each scene, God’s sovereign hand directs the haste, turning human compulsion into instruments of discipline, warning, or deliverance. Forms and Transliterations דְחוּפִים֙ דחופים וּדְחוּפִ֖ים ודחופים נִדְחַ֣ף נדחף ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm dechuFim ḏəḥūp̄îm niḏ·ḥap̄ nidChaf niḏḥap̄ ū·ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm udechuFim ūḏəḥūp̄îmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Chronicles 26:20 HEB: וְגַם־ הוּא֙ נִדְחַ֣ף לָצֵ֔את כִּ֥י NAS: also hastened to get KJV: and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, INT: also himself hastened to get because Esther 3:15 Esther 6:12 Esther 8:14 4 Occurrences |
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