Quick Definition
to crush
Strong's Definition
to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה));
KJV Usage: beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
TWOT Reference: 427
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be crushed
1a2) to be contrite (fig.)
1b) (Piel) to crush
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be crushed, be shattered
1c2) to be made contrite
1d) (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be crushed
1a2) to be contrite (fig.)
1b) (Piel) to crush
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be crushed, be shattered
1c2) to be made contrite
1d) (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּכָא
dâkâ
BDB Definition:
1) to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be crushed
1a2) to be contrite (figuratively)
1b) (Piel) to crush
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be crushed, be shattered
1c2) to be made contrite
1d) (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root (compare H1794)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 427
Total KJV Occurrences: 18