What does דָּיֵק mean in the Bible?
דָּיֵק is a Hebrew word meaning "a battering-tower".
Hebrew · H1785
דָּיֵק
A battering-tower
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דָּיֵקH1785
What does דָּיֵק mean in the Bible?
דָּיֵק is a Hebrew word meaning "a battering-tower".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1785?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a siege wall (4), and siege walls (1), siege works (1).
Where does דָּיֵק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 25:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), 2 Kings (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita siege wall4×2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4, Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22
and siege walls1×Ezekiel 17:17
siege works1×Ezekiel 26:8
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 25:1דָּיֵ֥קtoa siege wallNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 52:4דָּיֵ֖קtoa siege wallNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 4:2דָּיֵ֔קtoa siege wallNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 17:17דָּיֵ֑קtoand siege wallsNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 21:22דָּיֵֽק׃toa siege wallNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 26:8דָּיֵ֗קtosiege worksNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Kings 25:1
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
2 Kings1Jeremiah1Ezekiel4
Source forms
דָּיֵ֥ק1xdā·yêq2 Kings 25:1
דָּיֵ֖ק1xdā·yêqJeremiah 52:4
דָּיֵ֔ק1xdā·yêqEzekiel 4:2
דָּיֵ֑ק1xdā·yêqEzekiel 17:17
דָּיֵ֗ק1xdā·yêqEzekiel 26:8
דָּיֵֽק׃1xdā·yêqEzekiel 21:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6x2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4, Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 17:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a battering-tower
Source Gloss
a battering-tower
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a battering-tower BDB: bulwark Usage: fort.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּיֵק is built from this root:
דּוּקH1751