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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דָּחָהH1760
Pronunciationdōḥû
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 away1×Psalms 35:5
I was pushed so hard1×Psalms 118:13
is thrown down1×Proverbs 14:32
or a tottering1×Psalms 62:3
they will be driven away1×Jeremiah 23:12
thrown down1×Psalms 36:12
to make me stumble1×Psalms 140:4
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 35:5דּוֹחֶֽה׃todrives them awayVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularPsalms 36:12דֹּ֝ח֗וּtothrown downVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralPsalms 62:3הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃toor a totteringArticle | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularPsalms 118:13דַּחֹ֣הtoI was pushed so hardVerb - Qal - Infinitive absolutePsalms 118:13דְחִיתַ֣נִיto. . .Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularPsalms 140:4לִדְח֥וֹתtoto make me stumblePreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructProverbs 14:32יִדָּחֶ֣הtois thrown downVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 23:12יִדַּ֖חוּtothey will be driven awayVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 35:5
Aligned rows8
Books represented3
Psalms6Proverbs1Jeremiah1
Source forms
דּוֹחֶֽה׃1xdō·w·ḥehPsalms 35:5
דַּחֹ֣ה1xda·ḥōhPsalms 118:13
דֹּ֝ח֗וּ1xdō·ḥūPsalms 36:12
דְחִיתַ֣נִי1xḏə·ḥî·ṯa·nîPsalms 118:13
הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃1xhad·də·ḥū·yāhPsalms 62:3
יִדָּחֶ֣ה1xyid·dā·ḥehProverbs 14:32
יִדַּ֖חוּ1xyid·da·ḥūJeremiah 23:12
לִדְח֥וֹת1xliḏ·ḥō·wṯPsalms 140:4
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular1xPsalms 62:3
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xPsalms 140:4
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 23:12
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xProverbs 14:32
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural1xPsalms 36:12
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1xPsalms 118:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xPsalms 35:5
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular1xPsalms 118:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To forcibly remove or displace someone from a position of stability, often implying rejection or expulsion
Strong'sH1760
Lexical occurrences11 versesWord forms3 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPsalms 36:10–12Source Gloss
to push down
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups3Aligned forms8
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action5×
Participle activeIsa 11:12 · Isa 56:8 · Ps 147:23×
ImperfectJer 23:12 · Prov 14:322×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle activePs 35:51×
Infinitive absolutePs 118:131×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectPs 36:131×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Thrown down; pushed over; thrust aside; implies a violent and final displacement
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Word Origins
דָּחָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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