Strong's Hebrew · H1794

דָּכָה

dâkâh · daw-kaw'

break (sore), contrite, crouch.

Definition

to collapse (phys. or mentally)

Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1790 (דַּךְ), H1792 (דָּכָא));

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Psalms 38:8

“I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.”

Psalms 51:17

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.”

Psalms 51:8

“Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.”

Psalms 44:19

“But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.”

Psalms 10:10

“They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.”

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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).