daphaq (H1849) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H1849

דָּפַק

daphaqdaw-fak'

to knock

1890 spelling: dâphaq

Gematria 184

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to knock; by analogy, to press severely

Rendered in the KJV as

beat, knock, overdrive.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

דוֹפֵ֗ק1
וּדְפָקוּם֙1
מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים1

How it is rendered · 3

and people will drive hard them1
beating violently1
knocking1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

Hc/Vqq3cp/Sp3mp1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
verb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1

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Hc/Vqq3cp/Sp3mp · 1
HVqrmsa · 1
HVtrmpa · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 3 · 33%
Judges1 of 3 · 33%
Song of Solomon1 of 3 · 33%

Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 33:13וּדְפָקוּם֙udefakumHc/Vqq3cp/Sp3mpBut Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.here: and people will drive hard them

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 19:22מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmitdapekimverb · reflexive (hithpael), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralWhile they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”here: beating violently

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 5:2דוֹפֵ֗קdofekverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularI sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”here: knocking

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