Strong's Hebrew · H1792

דָּכָא

dâkâʼ · daw-kaw'

beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.

Definition

to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה));

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Psalms 143:3

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

Job 4:19

how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!

Job 5:4

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

Job 6:9

that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Job 19:2

“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

Job 22:9

You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Psalms 94:5

They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

Job 34:25

Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

Psalms 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

Psalms 89:10

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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