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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 Box Job 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:19 - how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:4 - His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:9 - that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:2 - “How long will you torment me and crush me with words?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:25 - Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:10 - You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:5 - They crush your people, LORD; they oppress your inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:3 - The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:15 - What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?”

declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:10 - The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the wage earners will be sick at heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:5 - But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:10 - Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes[fn] his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:15 - For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:10 - To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:34 - To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,
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