What does דָּעַךְ · σβέννυμι mean in the Bible?
דָּעַךְ · σβέννυμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be extinguished, put out".
Hebrew · H1846, G4570
יִדְעָךְ
To be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up · to extinguish (literally or figuratively)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
דָּעַךְH1846to be extinguished ; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
σβέννυμιG4570to extinguish (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationsbénnymi
Quench literally suppresses fire; metaphorically suppresses the Holy Spirit's influence and work.
Open lexicon entry →What does יִדְעָךְ (yid'akh) mean in the Bible?
דָּעַךְ · σβέννυμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to be extinguished, put out".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1846, G4570?
H1846, G4570 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to be extinguished, put out
Source Gloss
to be extinguished, put out
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 groups3Aligned forms9
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense7×
ImperfectJob 18:5 · Job 18:6 · Job 21:17 · Prov 13:9 · Prov 20:20 · Prov 24:206×
PerfectIsa 43:171×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
PerfectJob 6:171×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectPs 118:121×
Word Origins
יִדְעָךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.