1765. dachaph
Lexicon
dachaph: To push, drive, thrust

Original Word: דָּחַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dachaph
Pronunciation: dah-khaf'
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-khaf')
Definition: To push, drive, thrust
Meaning: to urge, hasten

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 Origin
a 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
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1377 (διώκω, diōkō): To pursue, persecute, or press forward. This Greek term shares the sense of urgency and pursuit found in דָּחַף.
G2005 (ἐπιτάσσω, epitassō): To command or order, often with urgency or authority, similar to urging.
G4692 (σπουδάζω, spoudazō): To hasten, be diligent, or exert oneself, reflecting the hastening aspect of דָּחַף.
G5290 (ὑποστρέφω, hypostrephō): To return or turn back, often with a sense of urgency or immediacy, akin to hastening back.

These Greek terms provide a broader understanding of the concept of urgency and hastening as seen in the Hebrew דָּחַף, illustrating the thematic continuity across the biblical languages.

Usage: The verb דָּחַף (dachaf) is used in the context of urging or hastening someone or something. It conveys a sense of pressing forward or pushing along with urgency.

Context: The Hebrew verb דָּחַף (dachaf) appears in the Old Testament with the primary meaning of urging or hastening. This term is used to describe actions where there is a need to move quickly or to encourage someone to proceed with speed. The root is associated with a sense of urgency and compulsion, often in contexts where immediate action is required. In the Berean Standard Bible, the usage of דָּחַף can be seen in narratives where individuals are prompted to act swiftly, reflecting the urgency of the situation. The term is not frequently used, indicating its specific application to scenarios demanding rapid response or encouragement.

Forms and Transliterations
דְחוּפִים֙ דחופים וּדְחוּפִ֖ים ודחופים נִדְחַ֣ף נדחף ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm dechuFim ḏəḥūp̄îm niḏ·ḥap̄ nidChaf niḏḥap̄ ū·ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm udechuFim ūḏəḥūp̄îm
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Englishman'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
HEB: הָֽרָצִ֞ים יָצְא֤וּ דְחוּפִים֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
NAS: went out impelled by the king's
KJV: went out, being hastened by the king's
INT: the couriers went impelled command the king's

Esther 6:12
HEB: הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ נִדְחַ֣ף אֶל־ בֵּית֔וֹ
NAS: But Haman hurried home,
KJV: But Haman hasted to his house
INT: to the king's Haman hurried about home

Esther 8:14
HEB: יָֽצְא֛וּ מְבֹהָלִ֥ים וּדְחוּפִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
NAS: hastened and impelled by the king's
KJV: being hastened and pressed on by the king's
INT: went hastened and impelled command the king's

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1765
4 Occurrences


ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
niḏ·ḥap̄ — 2 Occ.
ū·ḏə·ḥū·p̄îm — 1 Occ.















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