What does דָּחָה (dōḥû) mean in the Bible?
דָּחָה (dōḥû): To forcibly remove or displace someone from a position of stability, often implying rejection or expulsion
Hebrew · H1760
דָּחָה
To push down
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דָּחָה H1760
Pronunciation dōḥû
What does דָּחָה (dōḥû) mean in the Bible?
דָּחָה (dōḥû): To forcibly remove or displace someone from a position of stability, often implying rejection or expulsion
Full entry for דָּחָה (H1760) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1760?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), drives them away (1), I was pushed so hard (1), is thrown down (1), or a tottering (1).
Where does דָּחָה (dōḥû) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 35:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Jeremiah (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Psalms 118:13
drives them away 1× Psalms 35:5
I was pushed so hard 1× Psalms 118:13
is thrown down 1× Proverbs 14:32
or a tottering 1× Psalms 62:3
they will be driven away 1× Jeremiah 23:12
thrown down 1× Psalms 36:12
to make me stumble 1× Psalms 140:4
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 35:5 דּוֹחֶֽה׃ to drives them away Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 36:12 דֹּ֝ח֗וּ to thrown down Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 62:3 הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃ to or a tottering Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Psalms 118:13 דַּחֹ֣ה to I was pushed so hard Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Psalms 118:13 דְחִיתַ֣נִי to . . . Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Psalms 140:4 לִדְח֥וֹת to to make me stumble Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Proverbs 14:32 יִדָּחֶ֣ה to is thrown down Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 23:12 יִדַּ֖חוּ to they will be driven away Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 35:5
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Psalms 6 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
דּוֹחֶֽה׃ 1x dō·w·ḥeh Psalms 35:5
דַּחֹ֣ה 1x da·ḥōh Psalms 118:13
דֹּ֝ח֗וּ 1x dō·ḥū Psalms 36:12
דְחִיתַ֣נִי 1x ḏə·ḥî·ṯa·nî Psalms 118:13
הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃ 1x had·də·ḥū·yāh Psalms 62:3
יִדָּחֶ֣ה 1x yid·dā·ḥeh Proverbs 14:32
יִדַּ֖חוּ 1x yid·da·ḥū Jeremiah 23:12
לִדְח֥וֹת 1x liḏ·ḥō·wṯ Psalms 140:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 1x Psalms 62:3
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Psalms 140:4
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 23:12
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 14:32
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 36:12
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Psalms 118:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 35:5
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 1x Psalms 118:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To forcibly remove or displace someone from a position of stability, often implying rejection or expulsion
Strong's H1760
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Word forms 3 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 36:10–12 Source Gloss
to push down
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To forcibly remove or displace someone from a position of stability, often implying rejection or expulsion
to push down BDB: push Usage: chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, × sore, thrust, totter.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 8
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 5×
Participle active Isa 11:12 · Isa 56:8 · Ps 147:2 3×
Imperfect Jer 23:12 · Prov 14:32 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle active Ps 35:5 1×
Infinitive absolute Ps 118:13 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Ps 36:13 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Thrown down; pushed over; thrust aside; implies a violent and final displacement
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דָּחָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain