Original: דָּכָא

Transliteration: dâkâʼ

Phonetic: daw-kaw'

Short Definition: Beat to pieces

Original: דּכא

Transliteration: dâkâ'

Phonetic: daw-kaw'

BDB Definition:

1. to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
   1. (Niphal)
      1. to be crushed
      2. to be contrite (figuratively)
   2. (Piel) to crush
   3. (Pual)
      1. to be crushed, be shattered
      2. to be made contrite
   4. (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed

Origin: a primitive root (compare H1794)

TWOT entry: 427

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H1793