UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to push, to thrust, to drive away

Semantic domains: Move (002002001011)

Core domains: Motion (110)

Definition: = causative action by which humans or deities give (other) humans or objects a violent push in a certain direction ► in order to cause that person or object to move away or to fall

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: PSA 35:5

OET-RV PSA 35:5

5 May they become like chaff blown around by the wind,
⇔ as Yahweh’s messenger drives them away.

OET-LV PSA 35:5

5 May _they _be like_chaff to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before a _wind and_the _messenger _of YHWH be_pushing.

Show passage in OET: PSA 62:4

OET-RV PSA 62:3

3 How long, all of you, will you attack a man?
⇔ All of you will be murdered INVESTIGATE
⇔ like a leaning wall or a wobbling fence.

OET-LV PSA 62:4

4  Until when will _you(pl)_attack on a _person of _you _of_all you(pl)_will _be _murdered like_a _wall bent _down a _wall (the)_pushed_down.

Jump to OET PSA 35:5 section.

Jump to OET PSA 62:3 section.

Sense 2: to push, to thrust

Semantic domains: Fail (002003003012)

Core domains: Success and Failure (173)

Definition: = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to fail in their efforts,◄ as if by giving them a violent push to make them stumble and fall

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: PSA 36:13

OET-RV PSA 36:12

12 The wicked people have fallen down over there.
⇔ They’ve been knocked down and aren’t able to get up.

OET-LV PSA 36:13

13  There those _who_do _of (of)_wickedness they _have _fallen they _were _pushed _down and_not they _were _able to _rise.

Show passage in OET: PSA 118:13

OET-RV PSA 118:13

13 They attacked me to knock me down,
⇔ but Yahweh helped me.

OET-LV PSA 118:13

13 Violently _(push) you_pushed _me to_fall and_YHWH he_helped _me.

Jump to OET PSA 36:12 section.

Jump to OET PSA 118:13 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: OET PSA 36:12 · OET PSA 118:13

PRO: OET PRO 14:32

Sense 3: to push, to thrust down, to make (someone) fall

Semantic domains: Fail (002003003012)

Core domains: Success and Failure (173)

Definition: literally: to push (someone's) step; hence: = causative action by which humans cause humans to fail in their efforts,◄ as if by giving them a violent push to make them stumble and fall

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: דחה פַּעַם

Show passage in OET: PSA 140:5

OET-RV PSA 140:4

⇔  4 Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh.
⇔ ≈ Protect me from violent men who plan to ruin me.

OET-LV PSA 140:5

5  Keep_me Oh_YHWH from_the_hands _of the_wicked from_man violence(s) you_will _preserve _me who they _have _planned to_push _down footsteps _of_my.

Jump to OET PSA 140:4 section.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

דחה

Form 1

Sense 1: to push, to thrust, to drive away

Sense 2: to push, to thrust

Sense 3: to push, to thrust down, to make (someone) fall