דָּחַף
da.chaph
“to hasten”
Definition
to urge, i.e. hasten
a primitive root;
- to drive on, hurry, hasten 1a) (Qal) to hasten 1b) (Niphal) to hasten oneself, hurry
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
דָּחַף appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.