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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דָּיֵק H1785
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 It a siege wall 4× 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4, Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22
and siege walls 1× Ezekiel 17:17
siege works 1× Ezekiel 26:8
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 25:1 דָּיֵ֥ק to a siege wall Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 52:4 דָּיֵ֖ק to a siege wall Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 4:2 דָּיֵ֔ק to a siege wall Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 17:17 דָּיֵ֑ק to and siege walls Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 21:22 דָּיֵֽק׃ to a siege wall Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 26:8 דָּיֵ֗ק to siege works Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 25:1
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
2 Kings 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
דָּיֵ֥ק 1x dā·yêq 2 Kings 25:1
דָּיֵ֖ק 1x dā·yêq Jeremiah 52:4
דָּיֵ֔ק 1x dā·yêq Ezekiel 4:2
דָּיֵ֑ק 1x dā·yêq Ezekiel 17:17
דָּיֵ֗ק 1x dā·yêq Ezekiel 26:8
דָּיֵֽק׃ 1x dā·yêq Ezekiel 21:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x 2 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 definition Source: 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:
דּוּק H1751
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain