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Psalms 118:13

“Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דָּחָהdâchâh · daw-khaw'
H1760 · Hebrew

Definition: to push down
Derivation: or דָּחַח; (Jeremiah 23:12), a primitive root;
KJV renderings: chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, [idiom] sore, thrust, totter.
Grammar: דַּחֹ֣ה — verb Qal, infinitive absolute
Code HVqa
Usage: Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 35:5 Psalms 36:13 Psalms 62:4 Psalms 140:5 Psalms 147:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דָּחָה here.

Verse 12 Verse 14

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.