דָּפַק (dāpaq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning beat. It appears
3 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1849).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 447)
Range of meaning (TWOT 447)beat, knock; beat violently; press severely; overdrive
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
דָּפַקverb: beat, knock
Qalbeat (in driving, drive severely or cruelly)
Hithpaelbeat violently (beat themselves tired) against the door.
Strong's H1849דָּפַק: to knock; by analogy, to press severely KJV:beat, knock, overdrive.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.