1794. dakah

Strong's Lexicon

dakah: To crush, to break, to contrite

Original Word: דָּכָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dakah
Pronunciation: dah-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-kaw')
Definition: To crush, to break, to contrite
Meaning: to collapse

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4937 (συντρίβω, syntribo): To crush, to break in pieces

- G2588 (καρδία, kardia): Heart, often used metaphorically for the inner self or spirit

Usage: The Hebrew verb "dakah" primarily conveys the idea of crushing or breaking something into pieces. It is often used metaphorically to describe a state of being contrite or broken in spirit, reflecting humility and repentance before God. This term emphasizes the depth of one's remorse and the earnestness of seeking divine forgiveness and restoration.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of being "crushed" or "broken" was not only physical but also spiritual. The Israelites understood that a contrite heart was essential for genuine repentance and reconciliation with God. The sacrificial system in the Old Testament underscored the need for atonement and humility before God, and "dakah" captures the essence of a heart that is truly penitent and open to divine correction and healing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to crush
NASB Translation
broken (1), contrite (1), crouches (1), crushed (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[דָּכָה] verb id. (only Psalms); —

Qal dubious; ודכה (יָשֹׁחַ) Psalm 10:10 Kt is read as

Qal Perfect וְדָכָה consecutive by Rob-Ges Ol De and others, i.e. and he is crushed, or and he croucheth (Qr יִדְכֶּה Imperfect so AV RV he croucheth); others read וְדָכֶה יָשֹׁחַ (adjective intransitive or passive) and crushed he sinketh down, compare VB Che; possible would be יִדָּכֶה Niph`al ("" יָשֹׁחַ and ונפל).

Niph`al Perfect וְנִדְכֵּ֫יתִי Psalm 38:9; Participle נִדְכֶּה Psalm 51:19; — be crushed, broken, of physical distress Psalm 38:9 ("" נְפוּגֹתִי); be contrite (לֵב נִדְכֶּה) Psalm 51:19 ("" נִשְׁבָּר).

Pi`el Perfect דִּכִּיתָ Psalm 51:10; suffix דִּכִּיתָנוּ Psalm 44:20; crush down, of divine wrath; with accusative Psalm 44:20, and crush to pieces, object reference to עצמות, in metaphor Psalm 51:10. — דָּכוּ֨ Numbers 11:8 see דוך.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

break sore, contrite, crouch

A primitive root (compare dak, daka'); to collapse (phys. Or mentally) -- break (sore), contrite, crouch.

see HEBREW dak

see HEBREW daka'

Forms and Transliterations

דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ דִּכִּֽיתָ׃ דכית׃ דכיתנו וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה ונדכה ונדכיתי יִדְכֶּ֥ה ידכה dik·kî·ṯā ḏik·kî·ṯā·nū dikKita dikkîṯā Dikkitanu ḏikkîṯānū venidKeh venidKeiti wə·niḏ·kê·ṯî wə·niḏ·keh wəniḏkeh wəniḏkêṯî yiḏ·keh yidKeh yiḏkeh

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 10:10
HEB: [וַדָּכַה כ] (יִדְכֶּ֥ה ק) יָשֹׁ֑חַ
NAS: He crouches, he bows down,
KJV: He croucheth, [and] humbleth
INT: break bows fall

Psalm 38:8
HEB: נְפוּג֣וֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי עַד־ מְאֹ֑ד
NAS: and badly crushed; I groan
KJV: and sore broken: I have roared
INT: I am benumbed crushed against and badly

Psalm 44:19
HEB: כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים
NAS: Yet You have crushed us in a place
KJV: Though thou hast sore broken us in the place
INT: Yet have crushed A place of dragons

Psalm 51:8
HEB: תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃
NAS: Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
KJV: [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice.
INT: rejoice the bones have broken

Psalm 51:17
HEB: לֵב־ נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א
NAS: A broken and a contrite heart,
KJV: a broken and a contrite heart,
INT: heart A broken contrite God You will not

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1794
5 Occurrences

dik·kî·ṯā — 1 Occ.
ḏik·kî·ṯā·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·niḏ·keh — 1 Occ.
wə·niḏ·kê·ṯî — 1 Occ.
yiḏ·keh — 1 Occ.