1850. Dophqah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Dophqah: Dophkah

Original Word: דָּפְקָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Dophqah
Pronunciation: DOF-kah
Phonetic Spelling: (dof-kaw')
Definition: Dophkah
Meaning: Dophkah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root דָּפַק (daphak), meaning "to knock" or "to beat."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Dophkah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of journeying or traveling can be related to Greek words like πορεύομαι (poreuomai - to journey, to travel).

Usage: Dophkah is a place name mentioned in the Bible as one of the stations where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey after the Exodus from Egypt. It is listed as a stop between the wilderness of Sin and Alush.

Cultural and Historical Background: The journey of the Israelites through the wilderness is a significant period in biblical history, representing a time of testing, reliance on God, and preparation for entering the Promised Land. The specific locations mentioned, including Dophkah, are part of the itinerary recorded in the Book of Numbers. While the exact location of Dophkah is not known today, it is part of the broader narrative of the Exodus, which is central to Jewish identity and faith.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from daphaq
Definition
a place in the desert
NASB Translation
Dophkah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דָּפְקָה proper name, of a location first station of Israel after מדבר סין Numbers 33:12,13 ᵐ5 Ῥαφακα; situation unknown, compare views in Di. (On an interpret. of name from a stone or metal Mafkat, Ta-Mafkat = Mafkat- district, see EbGS 148 f. 552 ff.)

דַּק, דֹּק see below דקק.

דקל (√ of following compare a kind of palm; Late Hebrew דֶּקֶל, date-tree, palm, Aramaic דִּיקְלָא, ).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Dophkah

From daphaq; a knock; Dophkah, a place in the Desert -- Dophkah.

see HEBREW daphaq

Forms and Transliterations
בְּדָפְקָֽה׃ בדפקה׃ מִדָּפְקָ֑ה מדפקה bə·ḏā·p̄ə·qāh bedafeKah bəḏāp̄əqāh mid·dā·p̄ə·qāh middafeKah middāp̄əqāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 33:12
HEB: סִ֑ין וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּדָפְקָֽה׃
NAS: of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
KJV: of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.
INT: of Sin and camped Dophkah

Numbers 33:13
HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִדָּפְקָ֑ה וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּאָלֽוּשׁ׃
NAS: They journeyed from Dophkah and camped
KJV: And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped
INT: journeyed Dophkah and camped Alush

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1850
2 Occurrences


bə·ḏā·p̄ə·qāh — 1 Occ.
mid·dā·p̄ə·qāh — 1 Occ.
















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