Dakhaf (דחף) means urge in Hebrew.
It can also mean impulse. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
urge, impulse
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Dakhaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רצון פתאומי לעשות משהו מבלי לחשוב על התוצאות.
The word Dakhaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דַּחַף
- Written without vowel points
- דחף
- Said
- dakhaf
- Root
- ד־ח־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- דְּחָפִים
- Inflections
- ר' דְּחָפִים, דַּחַף־
- Gematria
- 92
This is how Dakhaf is said in other languages.
- English
- urge, impulse
- Arabic
- دافع
These words mean nearly the same as Dakhaf.
- הנעה
- אימפולס
- קפריזהcaprice
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Dakhaf.
The word Dakhaf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דחף מיני
- דחף בלתי נשלט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Dakhaf comes from the root ד־ח־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Dakhaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dakhaf.
What does Dakhaf (דחף) mean in Hebrew?
Dakhaf (דחף) means urge and impulse. It is said dakhaf, with the stress on da.
What is a synonym for Dakhaf (דחף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dakhaf (דחף) are הנעה, אימפולס, and קפריזה.
What rhymes with Dakhaf (דחף)?
Words that rhyme with Dakhaf (דחף) include שחף.
Is Dakhaf (דחף) masculine or feminine?
The word Dakhaf (דחף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דְּחָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דחף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.