What does דָּעַךְ mean in the Bible?
דָּעַךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up".
Hebrew · H1846
דָּעַךְ
To be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
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דָּעַךְ H1846
What does דָּעַךְ mean in the Bible?
דָּעַךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1846?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is extinguished (2), will be extinguished (2), [and] vanishing (1), [but] they were extinguished (1), goes out (1).
Where does דָּעַךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 6:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (4), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (1), Psalms (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 is extinguished 2× Job 18:5, Proverbs 13:9
will be extinguished 2× Proverbs 20:20, Proverbs 24:20
[and] vanishing 1× Job 6:17
[but] they were extinguished 1× Psalms 118:12
goes out 1× Job 18:6
put out 1× Job 21:17
to be extinguished 1× Isaiah 43:17
Show sample aligned rows
Job 6:17 נִדְעֲכ֥וּ to [and] vanishing Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Job 18:5 יִדְעָ֑ךְ to is extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 18:6 יִדְעָֽךְ׃ to goes out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 21:17 יִדְעָ֗ךְ to put out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 118:12 דֹּ֭עֲכוּ to [but] they were extinguished Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Proverbs 13:9 יִדְעָֽךְ׃ to is extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 20:20 יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ to will be extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 24:20 יִדְעָֽךְ׃ to will be extinguished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 43:17 דָּעֲכ֖וּ to to be extinguished Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 6:17
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Job 4 Psalms 1 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
יִדְעָֽךְ׃ 3x yiḏ·‘āḵ Job 18:6, Proverbs 13:9, Proverbs 24:20
דָּעֲכ֖וּ 1x dā·‘ă·ḵū Isaiah 43:17
דֹּ֭עֲכוּ 1x dō·‘ă·ḵū Psalms 118:12
יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ 1x yiḏ·‘aḵ Proverbs 20:20
יִדְעָ֑ךְ 1x yiḏ·‘āḵ Job 18:5
יִדְעָ֗ךְ 1x yiḏ·‘āḵ Job 21:17
נִדְעֲכ֥וּ 1x niḏ·‘ă·ḵū Job 6:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Job 18:5, Job 18:6, Job 21:17, Proverbs 13:9
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Job 6:17
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 118:12
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Isaiah 43:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
Source Gloss
to be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up BDB: go out Usage: be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.
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 3 Aligned forms 9
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Imperfect Job 18:5 · Job 18:6 · Job 21:17 · Prov 13:9 · Prov 20:20 · Prov 24:20 6×
Perfect Isa 43:17 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Job 6:17 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Ps 118:12 1×
Word Origins
דָּעַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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