דָּכָא dâkâʼ

Meaning

to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.

Derivation: a primitive root (compare H1794 (דָּכָה));

Where it is used

• Job 4:19 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!
• Job 5:4 His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
• Job 6:9 that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
• Job 19:2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
• Job 22:9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
• Job 34:25 Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
• Psalms 72:4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
• Psalms 89:10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
• Psalms 94:5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
• Psalms 143:3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
• Proverbs 22:22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
• Isaiah 3:15 Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
• Isaiah 19:10 The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
• Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
• Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
• Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
• Jeremiah 44:10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
• Lamentations 3:34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,