1792. daka
Berean Strong's Lexicon
daka: To crush, to break, to contrite

Original Word: דָּכָא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: daka
Pronunciation: dah-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-kaw')
Definition: To crush, to break, to contrite
Meaning: to crumble, to bruise

Word Origin: A primitive root

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

- G2588 (καρδία, kardia): Heart, often used in the context of a contrite heart

Usage: The Hebrew verb "daka" primarily conveys the idea of crushing or breaking something into pieces. It is often used metaphorically to describe a state of being broken in spirit or contrite in heart. This term is frequently associated with humility, repentance, and the acknowledgment of one's own sinfulness before God. In the context of the Old Testament, "daka" emphasizes the importance of a contrite heart as a prerequisite for receiving God's mercy and forgiveness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, physical acts of crushing or breaking were common in daily life, such as grinding grain or crushing olives for oil. These physical actions provided a vivid metaphor for spiritual brokenness and humility. The concept of a contrite heart was central to the Hebrew understanding of repentance and was often contrasted with pride and self-reliance. The sacrificial system of the Old Testament also underscored the need for inner contrition, as external rituals were insufficient without genuine repentance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to crush
NASB Translation
become contrite (1), contrite (1), crush (7), crushed (7), crushing (1), oppressed (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[דָּכָא] verb crush, poetic (Assyrian dakû, crush, Muss-ArnHebraica. Oct. 1890, 66) not in

Qal; —

Niph`al Participle נִדְכָּאִים Isaiah 57:15; — crushed, figurative = contrite ones.

Pi`el Perfect דִּכָּא Psalm 143:3; 2masculine singular דִּכִּאתָ Psalm 89:11; Imperfect וִידַכֵּא Psalm 72:4; 2masculine singular תְּדַכֵּא Proverbs 22:22 (juss); יְדַכְּאוּ Psalm 94:5, תְּדַכְּאוּ Isaiah 3:15; suffix וִידַכְּאֵנִי Job 6:9, יְדַכְּאוּם Job 4:19; 2masculine 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`al 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.

Hithpa`el 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`el Proverbs 22:22); are crushed Job 34:25 (the mighty, by God).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
beat to pieces, break in pieces, bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress,

A primitive root (compare dakah); to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively) -- beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.

see HEBREW dakah

Forms and Transliterations
דִּכָּ֣א דִכִּ֣אתָ דַּכְּאוֹ֙ דֻכְּא֔וּ דכא דכאו דכאת וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי וִֽידַכֵּ֣א וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִי וידכא וידכאו וידכאו׃ וידכאני ותדכאונני יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם יְדַכְּא֑וּ יְדֻכָּֽא׃ ידכא׃ ידכאו ידכאום לְדַכֵּא֙ לדכא מְדֻכָּ֖א מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים מדכא מדכאים נִדְכָּאִֽים׃ נדכאים׃ תְּדַכְּא֣וּ תְּדַכֵּ֖א תדכא תדכאו dak·kə·’ōw dakkə’ōw dakkeO dik·kā ḏik·ki·ṯā dikKa dikkā dikKita ḏikkiṯā ḏuk·kə·’ū ḏukkə’ū dukkeU lə·ḏak·kê ledakKe ləḏakkê mə·ḏuk·kā mə·ḏuk·kā·’îm medukKa məḏukkā məḏukkā’îm medukkaIm niḏ·kā·’îm niḏkā’îm nidkaIm tə·ḏak·kê tə·ḏak·kə·’ū tedakKe təḏakkê təḏakkə’ū tedakkeU ū·ṯə·ḏak·kə·’ū·na·nî ūṯəḏakkə’ūnanî utedakkeuNani veyiddakKau veyiddakkeU vidakKe vidakkeEni wə·yid·dak·kā·’ū wə·yid·dak·kə·’ū wəyiddakkā’ū wəyiddakkə’ū wî·ḏak·kê wî·ḏak·kə·’ê·nî wîḏakkê wîḏakkə’ênî yə·ḏak·kə·’ū yə·ḏak·kə·’ūm yə·ḏuk·kā yəḏakkə’ū yəḏakkə’ūm yedakkeU yedakkeUm yedukKa yəḏukkā
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Job 4:19
HEB: בֶּעָפָ֥ר יְסוֹדָ֑ם יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם לִפְנֵי־ עָֽשׁ׃
NAS: is in the dust, Who are crushed before
KJV: [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before
INT: the dust foundation are crushed before the moth

Job 5:4
HEB: בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין
NAS: from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate,
KJV: from safety, and they are crushed in the gate,
INT: his sons safety oppressed the gate and there

Job 6:9
HEB: וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ
NAS: were willing to crush me, That He would loose
KJV: God to destroy me; that he would let loose
INT: were willing God to crush loose his hand

Job 19:2
HEB: תּוֹגְי֣וּן נַפְשִׁ֑י וּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִי בְמִלִּֽים׃
NAS: will you torment me And crush me with words?
KJV: my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
INT: torment my soul and crush answer

Job 22:9
HEB: וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃
NAS: of the orphans has been crushed.
KJV: of the fatherless have been broken.
INT: and the strength of the orphans has been crushed

Job 34:25
HEB: וְהָ֥פַךְ לַ֝֗יְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃
NAS: [them] in the night, And they are crushed.
KJV: [them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.
INT: overthrows the night are crushed

Psalm 72:4
HEB: לִבְנֵ֣י אֶבְי֑וֹן וִֽידַכֵּ֣א עוֹשֵֽׁק׃
NAS: of the needy And crush the oppressor.
KJV: of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
INT: the children of the needy and crush the oppressor

Psalm 89:10
HEB: אַתָּ֤ה דִכִּ֣אתָ כֶחָלָ֣ל רָ֑הַב
NAS: You Yourself crushed Rahab
KJV: Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;
INT: Yourself crushed is slain Rahab

Psalm 94:5
HEB: עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃
NAS: They crush Your people, O LORD,
KJV: They break in pieces thy people,
INT: your people LORD crush your heritage and afflict

Psalm 143:3
HEB: אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א לָ֭אָרֶץ חַיָּתִ֑י
NAS: my soul; He has crushed my life
KJV: my life down to the ground;
INT: the enemy my soul has crushed to the ground my life

Proverbs 22:22
HEB: ה֑וּא וְאַל־ תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃
NAS: he is poor, Or crush the afflicted
KJV: because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted
INT: he not crush the afflicted the gate

Isaiah 3:15
HEB: לָּכֶם֙ ק) תְּדַכְּא֣וּ עַמִּ֔י וּפְנֵ֥י
NAS: What do you mean by crushing My people
KJV: my people to pieces, and grind
INT: at crushing my people the face

Isaiah 19:10
HEB: וְהָי֥וּ שָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָ מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים כָּל־ עֹ֥שֵׂי
NAS: And the pillars [of Egypt] will be crushed; All
KJV: And they shall be broken in the purposes
INT: become and the pillars will be crushed All laborers

Isaiah 53:5
HEB: מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֹנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר
NAS: for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities;
KJV: for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities:
INT: was pierced our transgressions was crushed our iniquities the chastening

Isaiah 53:10
HEB: וַיהוָ֞ה חָפֵ֤ץ דַּכְּאוֹ֙ הֶֽחֱלִ֔י אִם־
NAS: was pleased To crush Him, putting [Him] to grief;
KJV: the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief:
INT: the LORD was pleased to crush putting If

Isaiah 57:15
HEB: וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת לֵ֥ב נִדְכָּאִֽים׃
NAS: the heart of the contrite.
KJV: the heart of the contrite ones.
INT: revive the heart of the contrite

Jeremiah 44:10
HEB: לֹ֣א דֻכְּא֔וּ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: But they have not become contrite even to this
KJV: They are not humbled [even] unto this day,
INT: nor become against day

Lamentations 3:34
HEB: לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו
NAS: To crush under His feet
KJV: To crush under his feet
INT: to crush under his feet

18 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1792
18 Occurrences


dak·kə·’ōw — 1 Occ.
dik·kā — 1 Occ.
ḏik·ki·ṯā — 1 Occ.
ḏuk·kə·’ū — 1 Occ.
lə·ḏak·kê — 1 Occ.
mə·ḏuk·kā — 1 Occ.
mə·ḏuk·kā·’îm — 1 Occ.
niḏ·kā·’îm — 1 Occ.
tə·ḏak·kê — 1 Occ.
tə·ḏak·kə·’ū — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·ḏak·kə·’ū·na·nî — 1 Occ.
wə·yid·dak·kā·’ū — 1 Occ.
wə·yid·dak·kə·’ū — 1 Occ.
wî·ḏak·kê — 1 Occ.
wî·ḏak·kə·’ê·nî — 1 Occ.
yə·ḏak·kə·’ū — 1 Occ.
yə·ḏak·kə·’ūm — 1 Occ.
yə·ḏuk·kā — 1 Occ.
















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