† [
דָּכָא] 
verb crush, poetic (Assyrian 
dakû, 
crush, Muss-Arn
Hebraica. Oct. 1890, 66) not in 
Qal; — 
Niph. Participle נִדְכָּאִים Isaiah 57:15; — 
crushed, figurative = 
contrite ones. 
Pi. Perfect דִּכָּא Psalm 143:3; 
2nd person masculine singular דִּכִּאתָ Psalm 89:11; 
Imperfect וִידַכֵּא Psalm 72:4; 
2nd person masculine singular תְּדַכֵּא Proverbs 22:22 (juss); 
יְדַכְּאוּ Psalm 94:5, 
תְּדַכְּאוּ Isaiah 3:15; suffix 
וִידַכְּאֵנִי Job 6:9, 
יְדַכְּאוּם Job 4:19; 
2nd person masculine plural וּתְדַכּאוּנַּנִי Job 19:2 (so Baer, see his edition p. 44, compare Norzi); 
Infinitive לִדַכֵּא Lamentations 3:34; 
suffix דַּכְּאוֺ Isaiah 53:10; — 
crush, (figurative) with accusative one's life to the earth 
Psalm 143:3, Egypt 
Psalm 89:11 (compare De Che; 
י׳ subject), servant of Yahweh 
Isaiah 53:10 (
י׳ subject), 
Job 6:9 וְיֹאֵל אֱלוֺהַּ וִיד׳; oppressor 
Psalm 72:4, God's people 
Psalm 94:5 (|| 
יְּעַנּוּ), 
Isaiah 3:15, compare 
Proverbs 22:22 illegally in tribunal, 
Lamentations 3:34 תחת רגליו ד׳ (in all human oppressor subject); 
crush me בְּמִלִּים Job 19:2 (Job's friends, subject; || 
תּוֺגְיוּן נַפְשִׁי); never literal, not even 
Job 4:19 (
יְדַכְּאוּם, with indefinite subject), for suffix reference not to 
בָּֽתֵּיחֹֿמֶר, but rather to 
שֹׁכְנֵי, i.e. men inhabiting the clay houses, bodies, compare Di. 
Pu. Perfect דֻּכְּאוּ Jeremiah 44:10; 
Imperfect יְדֻכָּא Job 22:9; 
Participle מְדֻכָּא Isaiah 53:5, 
מְדֻכָּאִים Isaiah 19:10; — 
crushed, broken in pieces, shattered 
Job 22:9 with object feminine 
זרועות; 
Isaiah 19:10 subject 
שָׁתוֺת (here metaphor. for nobles); figurative of servant of 
י׳ Isaiah 53:5; made humble, contrite 
Jeremiah 44:10. 
Hithp. Imperfect יִדַּכְּאוּ Job 5:4, 
יִדַּכָּ֑אוּ Job 34:25; — 
must let themselves be crushed, i.e. maltreated 
Job 5:4 (in court 
בשׁער, compare 
Pi. Proverbs 22:22); 
are crushed Job 34:25 (the mighty, by God).
														
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