What does דַּק (daq) mean in the Bible?
דַּק (daq): Small or thin through crushing; describes physical diminishment whether literal or metaphorical weakness.
Hebrew · H1851
דַּק
Crushed , i.e. (by implication) small or thin
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דַּק H1851
Pronunciation daq
What does דַּק (daq) mean in the Bible?
דַּק (daq): Small or thin through crushing; describes physical diminishment whether literal or metaphorical weakness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1851?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and thin (3), And the thin (2), thin (2), as fine (1), dwarf (1).
Where does דַּק (daq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (6), Leviticus (3), Exodus (2), Isaiah (2).
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 thin 3× Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Leviticus 13:30
And the thin 2× Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24
thin 2× Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23
as fine 1× Exodus 16:14
dwarf 1× Leviticus 21:20
like fine 1× Isaiah 29:5
like fine dust 1× Isaiah 40:15
of finely ground 1× Leviticus 16:12
small 1× 1 Kings 19:12
were thin 1× Exodus 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:3 וְדַקּ֣וֹת to and thin Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct Genesis 41:4 וְדַקֹּ֣ת to and thin Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct Genesis 41:6 דַּקּ֖וֹת to thin Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 41:7 הַדַּקּ֔וֹת to And the thin Article | Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 41:23 דַּקּ֖וֹת to thin Adjective - feminine plural Genesis 41:24 הַדַּקֹּ֔ת to And the thin Article | Adjective - feminine plural Exodus 16:14 דַּ֣ק to were thin Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 16:14 דַּ֥ק to as fine Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 13:30 דָּ֑ק to and thin Adjective - masculine singular Leviticus 16:12 דַּקָּ֑ה to of finely ground Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:3
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Genesis 6 Exodus 2 Leviticus 3 1 Kings 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
דַּקּ֖וֹת 2x daq·qō·wṯ Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23
דַ֔ק 1x ḏaq Leviticus 21:20
דַּ֣ק 1x daq Exodus 16:14
דַּ֥ק 1x daq Exodus 16:14
דַּ֖ק 1x daq Isaiah 29:5
דָּ֑ק 1x dāq Leviticus 13:30
דַּקָּ֑ה 1x daq·qāh Leviticus 16:12
דַקָּֽה׃ 1x ḏaq·qāh 1 Kings 19:12
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 5x Exodus 16:14, Leviticus 13:30, Leviticus 21:20, Isaiah 29:5
Adjective - feminine plural 2x Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23
Adjective - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 16:12, 1 Kings 19:12
Article | Adjective - feminine plural 2x Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct 2x Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4
Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 40:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Small or thin through crushing; describes physical diminishment whether literal or metaphorical weakness.
Source Gloss
crushed , i.e. (by implication) small or thin
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Small or thin through crushing; describes physical diminishment whether literal or metaphorical weakness.
crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thin BDB: thin Usage: dwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דַּק is built from this root:
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