Contrite
דַּכָּאStrong’s H1793dakka (dak-ka)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Dakka is the Hebrew word usually translated “crushed of”, “crushed matter” and “contrite”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Meaning
- Adj
- Dust
How it's translated
- crushed of 1
- crushed matter 1
- a contrite 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 2
- Isaiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Hebrew dictionary
דַּכָּא dakka · contrite
adj contrite
דַּכָּא dakka · dust
dust
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “contrite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONTRITE, adjective
[Latin, to break or bruise; to rub or wear. See Trite.]
Literally, worn or bruised. Hence, broken-hearted for sin; deeply affected with grief and sorrow for having offended God; humble; penitent; as a contrite sinner.
- “A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise” Psalms 51:17
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.