דָּכָה

Strong’s Definition

to collapse (phys. or mentally)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1790 (דַּךְ), H1792 (דָּכָא));

KJV Usage

break (sore), contrite, crouch.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
• 2.(qal) to be crushed, collapse
• 3.(niphal) to be crushed, be contrite, be broken
• 4.(piel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâkâh; Pronunciation: daw-kaw'