H1794 דָּכָה dâkâh → Root

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Root of the דכה dâkâh family (4 members).

To crush, break, oppress, or cause to collapse—whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually. The verb conveys the action of forcing or pressing someone or something down so as to weaken, injure, or humble it. In certain contexts, specifically refers to the humbling or oppression of persons, often by external forces, but also used metaphoric­ally for a person's inner spirit brought low or broken by suffering or repentance.

Etymology Root: דכה. The root דכה has the core sense of 'to crush, press down, or oppress' by force or weight. It is related to and likely derived from similar roots such as דך (dakh) and דכא (daka), which also denote crushing or bruising, with subtle distinctions in usage and nuance. The form דָּכָה (dâkâh) is a verb suggesting the action of inflicting such force, whether literal or figurative.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Akan Twi daka to break daka
Bemba ukudika to pound (grain), crush -dik-
Chichewa kudyika to pound (food, e.g. maize), to crush -dik-
Ewe daka to break, destroy daka
Fon daka to break, destroy
Igbo daka to beat, strike, hammer (e.g., pounded yam = ji daka)
Kaonde kudika to pound, crush -dik-
Kikongo baka to press, press down, to squeeze, oppress, pressurize baka
Kimbundu baka to close, to shut up, to keep shut (e.g. a door, cage) -bak-
Lingala baká to oppress, press down -bak-
Luba-Katanga kudika to crush, pound, beat dika
Lunda kudika to pound, crush (food) -dik-
Luvale kudika to pound, crush -dik-
Umbundu baka to enclose, lock, close up -bak-

Family members (3)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H1790 דַּךְ dak unset

    Low, crushed, or broken, both literally and figuratively. In biblical usage, primarily describes a state of physical or

  • H1795 דַּכָּה dakkâh unset

    A state or condition of being crushed, crushed in spirit, or physically broken; especially refers to one who is oppresse

  • H1796 דֳּכִי dŏkîy unset

    Refers specifically to the breaking or crashing force of a wave, emphasizing the moment of impact or the resulting spray

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