Strong's Lexicon

H1849

H1849 — דָּפַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewdaphaqverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 447

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1849
Word:	דָּפַק
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	daphaq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	daw-fak'
Meaning:	1. to knock 2. by analogy, to press severely
KJV Renderings:	beat, knock, overdrive.

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[דָּפַק] verb beat, knock (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1179] pour out, also drive (beasts)) —

Qal Perf. 3 masculine plural suffix וּדְפָקוּם consecutive Gen 33:13, but read 1 singular suffix וּדְפַקְתִּים ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sam Di beat (in driving, drive severely or cruelly); Participle דּוֺפֵק Song 5:2 absolute knocking (at door).

Hithpa`el Participle מִתְדַּפְּקִים עַלהַֿדָּ֑לֶת Judg 19:22 beat violently (beat themselves tired) against the door.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

דפק (dah-phak’)

Genesis 33:13

KJV: 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.

EHCC: and if men should overdrive them

Judges 19:22

KJV: 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.

EHCC: beat at the door, (lit, beating)