To hasten
דָּחַףStrong’s H1765dachaph (da-chaph)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Dachaph is the Hebrew word usually translated “hurried himself”, “being hasty” and “hurried”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.”
Meaning
- To drive on, hurry, hasten(Qal) to hasten · (Niphal) to hasten oneself, hurry
How it's translated
- he hurried himself 2
- being hasty 1
- and hurried 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Esther 3
- 2 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Esther 3:15The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
- Esther 6:12And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
- Esther 8:14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
Hebrew dictionary
דָּחַף dachaph · to hasten
1) to drive on, hurry, hasten 1a) (Qal) to hasten 1b) (Niphal) to hasten oneself, hurry
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.