Definition
a primitive root; to knock; by analogy, to press severely
Traditional renderings: beat, knock, overdrive.
Traditional renderings: beat, knock, overdrive.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Genesis 33:13וּדְפָקוּם֙ · If they are driven hardBut Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
- Judges 19:22מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים · PoundingWhile they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
- Song of Solomon 5:2דוֹפֵ֗ק · is knockingI sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”