דָּכָא
da.kah
“to crush”
Definition
to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה));
- to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be crushed 1a2) to be contrite (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to crush 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be crushed, be shattered 1c2) to be made contrite 1d) (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed
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Occurrences
דָּכָא appears 17 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The workers in cloth will be dejected,and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Himand to cause Him to suffer;and when His soul is made a guilt offering,He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
“How long will you torment meand crush me with your words?
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,whose foundations are in the dust,who can be crushed like a moth!
To crush underfootall the prisoners of the land,
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