What does דָּקַק mean in the Bible?
דָּקַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to crush (or intransitively) crumble".
Hebrew · H1854
דָּקַק
To crush (or intransitively) crumble
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דָּקַק H1854
What does דָּקַק mean in the Bible?
דָּקַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to crush (or intransitively) crumble".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1854?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ground (2), powder (2), and crush them (1), crush it (1), crushed it (1).
Where does דָּקַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (3), Isaiah (3), 2 Kings (2), Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It ground 2× 2 Kings 23:6, 2 Kings 23:15
powder 2× Exodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 9:21
and crush them 1× Isaiah 41:15
crush it 1× Isaiah 28:28
crushed it 1× 2 Chronicles 15:16
crushed them to dust 1× 2 Chronicles 34:4
I crushed 1× 2 Samuel 22:43
into fine powder 1× Exodus 30:36
must be ground 1× Isaiah 28:28
to break to pieces 1× Micah 4:13
to powder 1× 2 Chronicles 34:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 30:36 הָדֵק֒ to into fine powder Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Exodus 32:20 דָּ֑ק to powder Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 9:21 דַּ֖ק to powder Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:43 אֲדִקֵּ֖ם to I crushed Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 2 Kings 23:6 וַיָּ֣דֶק to ground Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Kings 23:15 הֵדַ֥ק to ground Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 15:16 וַיָּ֕דֶק to crushed it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 34:4 וְהֵדַ֔ק to crushed them to dust Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 34:7 לְהֵדַ֔ק to to powder Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Isaiah 28:28 יוּדָ֔ק to must be ground Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 30:36
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 7
Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 3 Isaiah 3 Micah 1
Source forms
אֲדִקֵּ֖ם 1x ’ă·ḏiq·qêm 2 Samuel 22:43
דַּ֖ק 1x daq Deuteronomy 9:21
דָּ֑ק 1x dāq Exodus 32:20
הֵדַ֥ק 1x hê·ḏaq 2 Kings 23:15
הָדֵק֒ 1x hā·ḏêq Exodus 30:36
וְהֵדַ֔ק 1x wə·hê·ḏaq 2 Chronicles 34:4
וַהֲדִקּ֖וֹת 1x wa·hă·ḏiq·qō·wṯ Micah 4:13
וַיָּ֣דֶק 1x way·yā·ḏeq 2 Kings 23:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 23:6, 2 Chronicles 15:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 9:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular 1x Micah 4:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 34:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 41:15
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 1x 2 Chronicles 34:7
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 22:43
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 1x Exodus 30:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to crush (or intransitively) crumble
Source Gloss
to crush (or intransitively) crumble
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to crush (or intransitively) crumble BDB: crush Usage: beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) × powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).
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 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Deut 9:21 · Exod 32:20 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect 2Kgs 23:15 1×
Infinitive absolute Exod 30:36 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 28:28 1×
Word Origins
דָּקַק is built from this root:
הָדַךְ H1915
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