דָּחַףdâchaph
drive, hasten
Pronunciation: daw-khaf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1765
Meanings
Qal: of runners (Esther 3:15; Esther 8:14)
Niph`al: hasten one's self, hurry (Esther 6:12; 2 Chronicles 26:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 26:20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him.
- Esther 3:15 At the king’s command, the decree went out by swift messengers, and it was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.
- Esther 6:12 Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.
- Esther 8:14 So urged on by the king’s command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king’s service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).