Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root דחק

pattern KATUL

דָּחוּק dachuk
דְּחוּקָה dchuka

insufficient, weak; squeezed, squashed

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
דָּחוּק dachuk
דְּחוּקָה dchuka
דְּחוּקִים dchukim
דְּחוּקוֹת dchukot

Notes

The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – kotel pattern, masculine דּוֹחַק crowding, congestion; need, distress
  • Noun – ktila pattern, feminine דְּחִיקָה pushing, shoving; clean and jerk (athletics)
  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine דַּחַק stress, pressure (psychology)
  • Verb – pa'al לִדְחוֹק to push, to shove; to spur, to urge
  • Verb – nif'al לְהִידָּחֵק to push one's way; to be pushed, shoved aside
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַדְחִיק to repress (thoughts, feelings, etc. — psychology)
  • Noun – hektel pattern, masculine הֶדְחֵק displacement (of water by an immersed body)
  • Noun – haktala pattern, feminine הַדְחָקָה repression (of thoughts, feelings, etc. — psychology)