What does דָּכָה mean in the Bible?
דָּכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to collapse (phys. or mentally)".
Hebrew · H1794
דָּכָה
To collapse (phys. or mentally)
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דָּכָה H1794
What does דָּכָה mean in the Bible?
דָּכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to collapse (phys. or mentally)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1794?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a contrite (1), crushed (1), They are crushed (1), You have crushed (1), You have crushed us (1).
Where does דָּכָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 10:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5).
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 and a contrite 1× Psalms 51:17
crushed 1× Psalms 38:8
They are crushed 1× Psalms 10:10
You have crushed 1× Psalms 51:8
You have crushed us 1× Psalms 44:19
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 10:10 וְדָכָה to They are crushed Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 38:8 וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי to crushed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Psalms 44:19 דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ to You have crushed us Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural Psalms 51:8 דִּכִּֽיתָ׃ to You have crushed Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 51:17 וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה to and a contrite Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 10:10
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Psalms 5
Source forms
דִּכִּֽיתָ׃ 1x dik·kî·ṯā Psalms 51:8
דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ 1x ḏik·kî·ṯā·nū Psalms 44:19
וְדָכָה 1x wə·ḏå̄·ḵå̄h Psalms 10:10
וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה 1x wə·niḏ·keh Psalms 51:17
וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי 1x wə·niḏ·kê·ṯî Psalms 38:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Psalms 38:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 51:17
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 51:8
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural 1x Psalms 44:19
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 10:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to collapse (phys. or mentally)
Source Gloss
to collapse (phys. or mentally)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to collapse (phys. or mentally) BDB: and he is crushed Usage: break (sore), contrite, crouch.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Ps 10:10 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Ps 51:10 1×
Word Origins
דָּכָה is built from these roots:
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