דָּכָא

Strong’s Definition

to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה));

KJV Usage

beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
• 2.(niphal)
• 3.(piel) to crush
• 4.(pual)
• 5.(hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâkâʼ; Pronunciation: daw-kaw'