דָּחַף

Strong’s Definition

to urge, i.e. hasten

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(be) haste(-ned), pressed on.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to drive on, hurry, hasten
• 2.(qal) to hasten
• 3.(niphal) to hasten oneself, hurry

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâchaph; Pronunciation: daw-khaf'