דָּכָה dâkâh — to collapse (phys. or mentally)

pronounced daw-kaw' · Strong's H1794 · 6 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Niph'al, Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as break, contrite, crouch.

a primitive root (compare H1790, H1792); to collapse (phys. or mentally).

dâkâh in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 2

ודכה Ps 10:10 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. (KJV)

Niph'al 2×

Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them

Perfect (qatal) 1Participle (active) 1

וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי Ps 38:9 Perfect (qatal), 1st person common singular

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. (KJV)

וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה Ps 51:19 Participle (active), masculine singular

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. (KJV)

Pi'el 2×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 2

דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ Ps 44:20 Perfect (qatal), 2nd person masculine singular

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; (KJV)

דִּכִּֽיתָ Ps 51:10 Perfect (qatal), 2nd person masculine singular

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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