1793. dakka'

Strong's Lexicon

dakka': Crushed, contrite

Original Word: דַּכָּא
Part of Speech: Adjective; noun masculine
Transliteration: dakka'
Pronunciation: dak-KAW
Phonetic Spelling: (dak-kaw')
Definition: Crushed, contrite
Meaning: crushed

Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּכָא (dakah), meaning "to crush" or "to break."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5011 (ταπεινός, tapeinos): Meaning "humble" or "lowly," often used in the New Testament to describe humility and a contrite spirit.

- G4937 (συντρίβω, syntribo): Meaning "to crush" or "to break," used metaphorically to describe a broken spirit or heart.

Usage: The term "dakka'" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of being crushed or broken, often in a metaphorical sense. It conveys a sense of humility, repentance, and a contrite heart. This word is typically used to describe the inner condition of a person who is deeply aware of their sinfulness and is genuinely repentant before God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of being "crushed" or "contrite" was closely associated with repentance and humility before God. The Israelites understood that a broken and contrite heart was essential for true worship and relationship with God. This idea is rooted in the sacrificial system, where offerings were made to atone for sin, but the true sacrifice God desired was a humble and repentant spirit.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. דַּכָּא adjective contrite (crushed) — דַּכָּא Isaiah 57:15; דַּכְּאֵי Psalm 34:19 — contrite Isaiah 57:15 ("" שְׁפַלרֿוּחַ); רוּחַ ׳ד Psalm 34:19 ("" נִשְׁבְּרֵילֵֿב).

II. דַּכָּא noun [masculine] dust (as pulverized), תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֺשׁ עַדדַּֿכָּא Psalm 90:3 (on form compare Ba^{NB 143}).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

contrite, destruction

From daka'; crushed (literally powder, or figuratively, contrite) -- contrite, destruction.

see HEBREW daka'

Forms and Transliterations

דַּכְּאֵי־ דַּכָּ֑א דַּכָּא֙ דכא דכאי־ dak·kā dak·kə·’ê- dakKa dakkā dakkə’ê- dakkeei

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 34:18
HEB: לֵ֑ב וְֽאֶת־ דַּכְּאֵי־ ר֥וּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
NAS: And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
KJV: and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
INT: A broken heart who spirit and saves

Psalm 90:3
HEB: אֱ֭נוֹשׁ עַד־ דַּכָּ֑א וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וּבוּ
NAS: man back into dust And say, Return,
KJV: man to destruction; and sayest,
INT: man into dust and say back

Isaiah 57:15
HEB: אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן וְאֶת־ דַּכָּא֙ וּשְׁפַל־ ר֔וּחַ
NAS: and holy place, And [also] with the contrite and lowly
KJV: and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble
INT: dwell and with the contrite and lowly of spirit

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1793
3 Occurrences

dak·kā — 2 Occ.
dak·kə·’ê- — 1 Occ.