# H1794 דָּכָה

דָּכָה (dâkâh), Strong’s H1794: to collapse (phys. or mentally) KJV: break (sore), contrite, crouch.. Occurs 5 times.

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*dâkâh* — to collapse (phys. or mentally)

KJV: break (sore), contrite, crouch.

Occurs 5 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [דָּכָה] vb. id. (only ψ);
- Qal dub. and he is crushed, or and he croucheth
- Niph. be crushed, broken; be contrite
- Pi. crush down

## Where it occurs
- [Psalms 10:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/10?v=10) — The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
- [Psalms 38:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/38?v=9) — I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
- [Psalms 44:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/44?v=20) — though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
- [Psalms 51:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/51?v=10) — Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
- [Psalms 51:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/51?v=19) — The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.