דְּחִי
𐤃𐤇𐤉
dᵉchîy
H1762 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A push, act of thrusting, or instance of being struck or cast down. The term denotes a physical act of being pushed, which, by extension, can also imply a fall, collapse, or defeat, often as the result of violent action by another. In usage, it may refer to either literal pushing or metaphorical defeat/disaster affecting an individual or group.
Semantic Range
push, act of thrusting, being struck down, physical fall, defeat, disaster, calamity, ruin
Root / Etymology
From the root דחה (d-ḥ-h), which fundamentally conveys the idea of pushing, thrusting, or driving away. דְּחִי is a noun form derived from this root, emphasizing the event or result of the action (i.e., the act of being pushed or the resulting fall).
Historical & Contextual Notes
דְּחִי is an uncommon noun, attested primarily in poetic texts (notably Psalm 35:5). Its usage is typically in parallelism with terms for downfall or calamity, highlighting both physical and metaphorical dimensions of being overthrown or felled. The physical act of being pushed often serves as an image for defeat or disaster. The root דחה appears elsewhere in verbs meaning to push, drive away, or reject—often with social, political, or personal implications. In later Judean literature and translations, the term may be rendered as 'falling' or 'stumbling,' but such translations may understate the deliberate external force implied by the original Hebrew. English translations sometimes obscure this nuance by generalizing the result (fall) over the agentive force (push/thrust).
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from דָּחָה; a push, i.e. (by implication) a fall; falling.
Bantu Hebrew
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דחה (d-ḥ-h) — to push, thrust, drive away
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1760 | דָּחָה | to thrust away |
| H1761 | דַּחֲוָה | and struck instruments |
| H4072 | מִדְחֶה | place of casting away |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1762-01 |
מִ֫/דֶּ֥חִי | midechi | HR/Ncmsa |
from stumbling | a thrusting down | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1762-01 |
Psalms 56:14 | מִ֫/דֶּ֥חִי | midechi | HR/Ncmsa |
from stumbling | a thrusting down |
H1762-01 |
Psalms 116:8 | מִ/דֶּֽחִי | midechi | HR/Ncmsa |
from stumbling | a thrusting down |