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Lexicon :: Strong's H1792 - dāḵā'

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דָּכָא
Transliteration
dāḵā'
Pronunciation
daw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (compare דָּכָה (H1794))
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TWOT Reference: 427

Strong’s Definitions

דָּכָא dâkâʼ, daw-kaw'; a primitive root (compare H1794); to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively):—beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H1792 in the following manner: break (3x), break in pieces (3x), crush (3x), bruise (2x), destroy (2x), contrite (1x), smite (1x), oppress (1x), beat to pieces (1x), humble (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H1792 in the following manner: break (3x), break in pieces (3x), crush (3x), bruise (2x), destroy (2x), contrite (1x), smite (1x), oppress (1x), beat to pieces (1x), humble (1x).

  1. to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to be crushed

      2. to be contrite (fig.)

    2. (Piel) to crush

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be crushed, be shattered

      2. to be made contrite

    4. (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּכָא dâkâʼ, daw-kaw'; a primitive root (compare H1794); to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively):—beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
STRONGS H1792: Abbreviations
† [דָּכָא] verb crush, poetic (Assyrian dakû, crush, Muss-ArnHebraica. Oct. 1890, 66) not in Qal; —
Niph. Participle נִדְכָּאִים Isaiah 57:15; — crushed, figurative = contrite ones.
Pi. Perfect דִּכָּא Psalm 143:3; 2nd person masculine singular דִּכִּאתָ Psalm 89:11; Imperfect וִידַכֵּא Psalm 72:4; 2nd person masculine singular תְּדַכֵּא Proverbs 22:22 (juss); יְדַכְּאוּ Psalm 94:5, תְּדַכְּאוּ Isaiah 3:15; suffix וִידַכְּאֵנִי Job 6:9, יְדַכְּאוּם Job 4:19; 2nd person masculine plural וּתְדַכּאוּנַּנִי Job 19:2 (so Baer, see his edition p. 44, compare Norzi); Infinitive לִדַכֵּא Lamentations 3:34; suffix דַּכְּאוֺ Isaiah 53:10; — crush, (figurative) with accusative one's life to the earth Psalm 143:3, Egypt Psalm 89:11 (compare De Che; י׳ subject), servant of Yahweh Isaiah 53:10 (י׳ subject), Job 6:9 וְיֹאֵל אֱלוֺהַּ וִיד׳; oppressor Psalm 72:4, God's people Psalm 94:5 (|| יְּעַנּוּ), Isaiah 3:15, compare Proverbs 22:22 illegally in tribunal, Lamentations 3:34 תחת רגליו ד׳ (in all human oppressor subject); crush me בְּמִלִּים Job 19:2 (Job's friends, subject; || תּוֺגְיוּן נַפְשִׁי); never literal, not even Job 4:19 (יְדַכְּאוּם, with indefinite subject), for suffix reference not to בָּֽתֵּיחֹֿמֶר, but rather to שֹׁכְנֵי, i.e. men inhabiting the clay houses, bodies, compare Di.
Pu. Perfect דֻּכְּאוּ Jeremiah 44:10; Imperfect יְדֻכָּא Job 22:9; Participle מְדֻכָּא Isaiah 53:5, מְדֻכָּאִים Isaiah 19:10; — crushed, broken in pieces, shattered Job 22:9 with object feminine זרועות; Isaiah 19:10 subject שָׁתוֺת (here metaphor. for nobles); figurative of servant of י׳ Isaiah 53:5; made humble, contrite Jeremiah 44:10.
Hithp. Imperfect יִדַּכְּאוּ Job 5:4, יִדַּכָּ֑אוּ Job 34:25; — must let themselves be crushed, i.e. maltreated Job 5:4 (in court בשׁער, compare Pi. Proverbs 22:22); are crushed Job 34:25 (the mighty, by God).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

4:19; 4:19; 5:4; 5:4; 6:9; 6:9; 19:2; 19:2; 22:9; 22:9; 34:25; 34:25

Psalms

72:4; 72:4; 89:11; 89:11; 94:5; 94:5; 143:3; 143:3

Proverbs

22:22; 22:22; 22:22

Isaiah

3:15; 3:15; 19:10; 19:10; 53:5; 53:5; 53:10; 53:10; 57:15

Jeremiah

44:10; 44:10

Lamentations

3:34; 3:34

H1792

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1792 matches the Hebrew דָּכָא (dāḵā'),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:19 - But as for them that dwell in houses of clay, of whom we also are formed of the same clay, he smites them like a moth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:4 - Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:9 - Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:2 - How long will ye vex my soul, and destroy me with words? only know that the Lord has dealt with me thus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:25 - Who discovers their works, and will bring night about upon them, and they shall be brought low.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - (LXX 71:4) he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - (LXX 88:11) Thou hast brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou hast scattered thine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5 - (LXX 93:5) They have afflicted thy people, O Lord, and hurt thine heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:3 - (LXX 142:3) For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark place, as those that have been long dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:15 - Why do ye wrong my people, and shame the face of the poor?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:10 - And they that work at them shall be in pain, and all that make beer shall be grieved, and be pained in their souls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:5 - But he was wounded on account of our sins, and was [fn]bruised because of our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and by his [fn]bruises we were healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:10 - The Lord also is pleased to purge him from his stroke. If ye can give an offering for sin, your soul shall see a long-lived seed:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - Thus saith the Most High, who dwells on high for ever, [fn]Holy in the holies, is his name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the broken-hearted:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:10 - (LXX 51:10) And have not ceased even to this day, and they have not kept to my ordinances, which I set before their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:34 - Lamed. To bring down under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
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