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דָּכָא H1792
H1792 is the Hebrew word דָּכָא, transliterated dâkâʼ and said daw-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it crushed.
What it means
to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
Verses using דָּכָא
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Job 4:19 · KJV
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
Job 5:4 · KJV
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Job 6:9 · KJV
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Job 19:2 · KJV
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
Psalm 72:4 · KJV
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalm 89:10 · KJV
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
Psalm 94:5 · KJV
They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
Psalm 143:3 · KJV
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Proverbs 22:22 · KJV
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Isaiah 3:15 · KJV
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Isaiah 19:10 · KJV
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
Isaiah 53:5 · KJV
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:10 · KJV
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Jeremiah 44:10 · KJV
They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
Lamentations 3:34 · KJV
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Common questions
What does Strong's H1792 mean?
H1792 is the Hebrew word דָּכָא (dâkâʼ), meaning to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively).
How is H1792 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it crushed (2 times), break in pieces (2 times), pieces (2 times), destroy (1 time), break (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1792 appear in the Bible?
דָּכָא (dâkâʼ) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1792 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה)).
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