What does דָּכָא · θλίβω mean in the Bible?
דָּכָא · θλίβω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to crush, oppress, or break".
Hebrew · H1792, G2346
דָּכָא
To crumble ; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively) · to crowd (literally or figuratively)
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דָּכָא H1792 to crumble ; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation dākāʾ
Bruising that breaks the will; used of God humbling the proud or the oppressed suffering injury.
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θλίβω G2346 to crowd (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation thlíbō
To press or squeeze literally; metaphorically to oppress or afflict through external pressure or hardship.
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What does דָּכָא (daka) mean in the Bible?
דָּכָא · θλίβω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to crush, oppress, or break".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1792, G2346?
H1792, G2346 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to crush, oppress, or break
Source Gloss
to crush, oppress, or break
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 10
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 4×
Participle passive Isa 19:10 · Isa 53:5 2×
Perfect Jer 44:10 1×
Imperfect Job 22:9 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 5×
Imperfect Isa 3:15 · Ps 94:5 2×
Perfect Ps 89:11 · Ps 143:3 2×
Jussive Prov 22:22 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active Isa 57:15 1×
Word Origins
דָּכָא is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain