What does דָּקַק mean in the Bible?
דָּקַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to crush (or intransitively) crumble".
Hebrew · H1854
דָּקַק
To crush (or intransitively) crumble
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דָּקַקH1854
What does דָּקַק mean in the Bible?
דָּקַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to crush (or intransitively) crumble".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1854?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ground (2), powder (2), and crush them (1), crush it (1), crushed it (1).
Where does דָּקַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (3), Isaiah (3), 2 Kings (2), Exodus (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 Itground2×2 Kings 23:6, 2 Kings 23:15
powder2×Exodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 9:21
and crush them1×Isaiah 41:15
crush it1×Isaiah 28:28
crushed it1×2 Chronicles 15:16
crushed them to dust1×2 Chronicles 34:4
I crushed1×2 Samuel 22:43
into fine powder1×Exodus 30:36
must be ground1×Isaiah 28:28
to break to pieces1×Micah 4:13
to powder1×2 Chronicles 34:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:36הָדֵק֒tointo fine powderVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteExodus 32:20דָּ֑קtopowderVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 9:21דַּ֖קtopowderVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular2 Samuel 22:43אֲדִקֵּ֖םtoI crushedVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural2 Kings 23:6וַיָּ֣דֶקtogroundConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Kings 23:15הֵדַ֥קtogroundVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 15:16וַיָּ֕דֶקtocrushed itConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 34:4וְהֵדַ֔קtocrushed them to dustConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 34:7לְהֵדַ֔קtoto powderPreposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructIsaiah 28:28יוּדָ֔קtomust be groundVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 30:36
Aligned rows13
Books represented7
Exodus2Deuteronomy12 Samuel12 Kings22 Chronicles3Isaiah3Micah1
Source forms
אֲדִקֵּ֖ם1x’ă·ḏiq·qêm2 Samuel 22:43
דַּ֖ק1xdaqDeuteronomy 9:21
דָּ֑ק1xdāqExodus 32:20
הֵדַ֥ק1xhê·ḏaq2 Kings 23:15
הָדֵק֒1xhā·ḏêqExodus 30:36
וְהֵדַ֔ק1xwə·hê·ḏaq2 Chronicles 34:4
וַהֲדִקּ֖וֹת1xwa·hă·ḏiq·qō·wṯMicah 4:13
וַיָּ֣דֶק1xway·yā·ḏeq2 Kings 23:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 23:6, 2 Chronicles 15:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular2xExodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 9:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular1xMicah 4:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 34:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular1xIsaiah 41:15
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct1x2 Chronicles 34:7
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural1x2 Samuel 22:43
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1xExodus 30:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to crush (or intransitively) crumble
Source Gloss
to crush (or intransitively) crumble
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to crush (or intransitively) crumble BDB: crush Usage: beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) × powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).
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 groups3Aligned forms5
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
PerfectDeut 9:21 · Exod 32:202×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
Perfect2Kgs 23:151×
Infinitive absoluteExod 30:361×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
ImperfectIsa 28:281×
Word Origins
דָּקַק is built from this root:
הָדַךְH1915