Metaphysical meaning of Dophkah (mbd)
Dophkah, doph'-kah (Heb.)--thrust; drive; knock; drive hard, i.e., to overdrive a lock or herd; cattle driver.
A place where the Israelites camped while on their way through the wilderness to the Promised Land (Num. 33:12).DOR 177
Meta. A phase of thought that is of a hard, driving nature (thrust, knock, dive hard, i.e., to overdrive a flock or herd, cattle driver); the tendency to go beyond one's strength, to overdo, and thus to dissipate one's vitality and inner substance (cattle, flocks, and herds refer to physical strength and vitality). This may be done by driving oneself to overwork, or by running after worldly pleasures to the point of excess, or by engaging in any outer activity that saps one's vital forces.
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Preceding Entry: door of the Temple
Following Entry: Dor
