Original Word: דָּאַךְ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: daak
Pronunciation: dah-ak
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-ak')
Definition: To crush, to bruise, to oppress
Meaning: to be extinguished, to expire, be dried up

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts includes "συντρίβω" (syntribo), which also means to crush or break.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "daak" primarily conveys the action of crushing or bruising. It is often used metaphorically to describe the act of oppression or the infliction of suffering. The term suggests a forceful action that results in breaking or subduing, whether physically or emotionally.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of crushing or bruising was not only physical but also symbolic of spiritual and social oppression. The agrarian society of ancient Israel would have been familiar with the physical act of crushing grains or olives, which could serve as a metaphor for the oppression of people. The imagery of crushing is also significant in the context of divine judgment and the consequences of sin.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to go out, be extinguished
NASB Translation
extinguished (1), go (1), goes (3), put (2), vanish (1).

[דָּעַךְ] verb go out, be extinguished (in poetry & especially Wisdom literature) (Aramaic דְּעִיךְ, ) —

Qal Perfect3masculine plural דָּֽעֲכוּ Isaiah 43:17; Imperfect יִדְעַךְ Proverbs 20:20, יִדְעָ֑ךְ Job 18:5 4t.; — go out, be extinguished, of lamp, always figurative, lamp of wicked (i.e. prosperity) אוֺר רְשָׁעִים Job 18:5, ׳נֵר ר Job 18:6; Job 21:17; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 20:20; Proverbs 24:20; of hostile armies Isaiah 43:17 ("" כָּב֫וּ).

Niph`al Perfect3plural נִדְעֲכוּ be made extinct, dried up, Job 6:17 (of brooks).

Pu`al Perfect3plural דֹּעֲכוּ of assailants, be extinguished, quenched, כְּאֵשׁ קוֺצִים Psalm 118:12; but read perhaps בערו with ᵐ5 Bae & Che, see Che^{critical note}.

דַּעַת see below ידע.

דפה (√ of following, meaning unknown; Late Hebrew דּוֺפִי is blemish, fault).

be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched

A primitive root; to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up -- be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.

דָּעֲכ֖וּ דֹּ֭עֲכוּ דעכו יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ יִדְעָ֑ךְ יִדְעָ֗ךְ יִדְעָֽךְ׃ ידעך ידעך׃ נִדְעֲכ֥וּ נדעכו dā‘ăḵū dā·‘ă·ḵū daaChu dō‘ăḵū dō·‘ă·ḵū Doachu niḏ‘ăḵū niḏ·‘ă·ḵū nidaChu yiḏ‘aḵ yiḏ‘āḵ yiḏ·‘aḵ yiḏ·‘āḵ yidAchInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts