Strong's Lexicon dek: Thinness, thin Original Word: דֶּק Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be thin Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Strong's Hebrew 1791 "dek" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the concept of thinness may be expressed differently in Greek. Usage: The Hebrew word "dek" refers to thinness or something that is thin. It is used in the context of describing something that lacks thickness or is fine in texture. This term is not frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, indicating its specific and limited application. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of thinness could be associated with various contexts, such as the description of physical objects, materials, or even metaphorical uses. The ancient Israelites lived in a world where the physical properties of materials were crucial for daily life, from building materials to clothing. Understanding the texture and thickness of materials would have been important for practical purposes. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) a prim. pronoun Definition this NASB Translation this (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs דֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun masculine this, feminine דָּח; only Ezra; Daniel uses דִּכֵּן (Egyptian and Cappadocian Aramaic זך (CISii. 151 RŠS:361 B S-CPap. (feminine דכא, דכי ib.F 6, 9), LzbEph. i. 67); ᵑ7 דֵּיכֵי, feminine דָּח; Arabic ; Ethiopic From זֶה, דָּא (feminine), with the affix ך (WCG 110), thus literally = German dieser da. The plural is אִלֵּח, q. v.); — this (always after its substantive), Ezra 5:16 שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דֵח, Ezra 5:17 בֵּיתאֱֿלָהָא דֵח, Ezra 6:7,8,12; feminine Ezra 4:13,15,16 (twice in verse); Ezra 4:19,21 all קִרְיְתָא דָח, Ezra 5:8. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance the same, this (Aramaic) or dak (Aramaic) {dawk}; prolonged from da'; this -- the same, this. see HEBREW da' Forms and Transliterations דֵ֑ךְ דֵ֖ךְ דֵּ֔ךְ דָ֔ךְ דָ֖ךְ דָ֛ךְ דָ֜ךְ דָךְ֙ דך dach ḏāḵ Dech dêḵ ḏêḵ doChLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 4:13 HEB: הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה KJV: that, if this city INT: if city this is rebuilt and the walls Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:16 Ezra 4:19 Ezra 4:21 Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:16 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 6:7 Ezra 6:7 Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:12 13 Occurrences |