דָּחַקdâchaq
thrust, crowd, oppress
Pronunciation: daw-khak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1766
Meanings
Qal: thrust, crowd (Joel 2:8; Judges 2:18)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Judges 2:18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.
- Joel 2:8 They never jostle each other; each moves in exactly the right position. They break through defenses without missing a step.
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).