1794. dakah

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

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'

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 4937: συντρίβω (syntribo) • to crush, to break
• Strong's Greek Number 2352: θλίβω (thlibo) • to press, to afflict

These Greek terms capture similar themes of crushing or affliction, often used in the New Testament to describe physical or spiritual oppression, aligning with the Hebrew concept of דָּכָה.

Usage: The verb דָּכָה (dakah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of being crushed or broken, often in a metaphorical sense relating to the spirit or heart. It conveys a sense of being overwhelmed or brought low, either physically or emotionally.

Context: The Hebrew verb דָּכָה (dakah) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, primarily conveying the idea of being crushed or broken. This term is often used metaphorically to describe a state of deep affliction or contrition. For instance, in Psalm 34:18, the psalmist declares, "The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit." Here, דָּכָה is translated as "contrite," indicating a heart that is humbled and repentant. Similarly, in Isaiah 57:15, the prophet speaks of God dwelling with those who are "contrite and lowly in spirit," emphasizing the divine favor upon those who are spiritually crushed or humbled.

The usage of דָּכָה in the Hebrew Bible underscores a theological theme where God is portrayed as attentive to the plight of the downtrodden and those who acknowledge their brokenness before Him. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that values humility and repentance as pathways to divine grace and restoration.

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.