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דָּיֵק H1785
H1785 is the Hebrew word דָּיֵק, transliterated dâyêq and said daw-yake'. The King James Version most often renders it forts.
What it means
a battering-tower.
Where it comes from
from a root corresp. to H1751 (דּוּק).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fort.
Verses using דָּיֵק
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 25:1 · KJV
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
Jeremiah 52:4 · KJV
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
Ezekiel 4:2 · KJV
And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
Ezekiel 17:17 · KJV
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
Ezekiel 26:8 · KJV
He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1785 mean?
H1785 is the Hebrew word דָּיֵק (dâyêq), meaning a battering-tower.
How is H1785 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it forts (3 times), fort (2 times).
How many times does H1785 appear in the Bible?
דָּיֵק (dâyêq) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1785 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from a root corresp. to H1751 (דּוּק).
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