The meaning of “דָּחָה”
Understanding dâchâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or דָּחַח dâchach (daw-khakh'); (Jeremiah 23:12), a primitive root chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, [idiom] s...
דָּחָה
or דָּחַח dâchach (daw-khakh'); (Jeremiah 23:12), a primitive root chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, [idiom] sore, thrust, totter. - to push down 1) to push, thrust, chase, overflow, totter, sore, drive away or out, be outcast, be cast down 1a) (Qal) to push, push violently 1b) (Niphal) to be thrust down, be cast down 1c) (Pual) to be thrust down
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 118:13 | “Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.” Word: דָּחָה (dâchâh) | |
| Proverbs 14:32 | “The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.” Word: דָּחָה (dâchâh) | |
| Isaiah 56:8 | “The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.” Word: דָּחָה (dâchâh) | |
| Jeremiah 23:12 | “Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.” Word: דָּחָה (dâchâh) |
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