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דָּקַר H1856
H1856 is the Hebrew word דָּקַר, transliterated dâqar and said daw-kar'. The King James Version most often renders it thrust.
What it means
to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: pierce, strike (thrust) through, wound.
Verses using דָּקַר
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 25:8 · KJV
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Judges 9:54 · KJV
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
1 Samuel 31:4 · KJV
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1 Chronicles 10:4 · KJV
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Isaiah 13:15 · KJV
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
Jeremiah 37:10 · KJV
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
Jeremiah 51:4 · KJV
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
Lamentations 4:9 · KJV
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
Zechariah 12:10 · KJV
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Zechariah 13:3 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1856 mean?
H1856 is the Hebrew word דָּקַר (dâqar), meaning to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile.
How is H1856 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it thrust (3 times), thrust me through (2 times), thrust through (2 times), thrust him through (1 time), wounded (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1856 appear in the Bible?
דָּקַר (dâqar) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1856 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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