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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))
Dictionary Aids

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

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