The meaning of “דָּפַק”
Understanding dâphaq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
beat, knock, overdrive. - to knock - by analogy, to press severely 1) to beat, knock 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat, drive sever...
דָּפַק
beat, knock, overdrive. - to knock - by analogy, to press severely 1) to beat, knock 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat, drive severely 1a2) to knock 1b) (Hithpael) to beat violently
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 33:13 | “And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.” Word: דָּפַק (dâphaq) | |
| Judges 19:22 | “Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.” Word: דָּפַק (dâphaq) | |
| Song of Solomon 5:2 | “I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.” Word: דָּפַק (dâphaq) |
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