da.phaq denotes forceful contact, whether pressing animals hard or striking at a door.

The attested uses chiefly describe striking at a door, while Genesis 33:13 shows the term in a warning about driving nursing flocks and cattle too hard.

1. Striking at a door · dominant

   In Judges 19:22, the Hithpael participle occurs as men surround the house; the APB renders the action "beating upon the door." In Song of Songs 5:2, the Qal active participle accompanies the beloved's voice and the request to open; the APB renders "my beloved knocks."

   Judges 19:22Song of Songs 5:2
2. Driving animals hard · occasional

   In Genesis 33:13, the Qal sequential perfect occurs in the conditional warning that tender children and nursing flocks cannot endure being pressed for a day; the APB renders the clause "if they drive them hard for one day."

   Genesis 33:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the door actions as "beating upon the door" and "knocks," while Genesis 33:13 has "drive them hard." These renderings confirm the clauses' differing situations rather than supply a detailed definition.