Lexical Definition
דָּעַךְ dâʻak (daw-ak') to put out H:V
a primitive root
be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.
- to be extinguished
- figuratively, to expire or be dried up
1) to go out, be extinguished, dry up
1a) (Qal) to go out, be extinguished
1b) (Niphal) to be made extinct, be dried up
1c) (Pual) to be extinguished, be quenched
See Greek: ἐκκαίω · ἐπιγινώσκω · σβέννυμι
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| נִדְעֲכ֥וּ | they are dried up | Job.6.17 |
| יִדְעָֽךְ | it is extinguished | Job.18.6 • Prov.13.9 |
| it will be extinguished | Prov.24.20 | |
| יִדְעָ֗ךְ | is it extinguished | Job.21.17 |
| יִדְעָ֑ךְ | it is extinguished | Job.18.5 |
| יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ | it will be extinguished | Prov.20.20 |
| דֹּ֭עֲכוּ | they were extinguished | Ps.118.12 |
| דָּעֲכ֖וּ | they were extinguished | Isa.43.17 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[דָּעַךְ] verb go out, be extinguished (in poetry & especially Wisdom literature) (Aramaic דְּעִיךְ, ) —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine plural דָּֽעֲכוּ Isa 43:17 Imperfect יִדְעַךְ Prov 20:20, יִדְעָ֑ךְ Job 18:5 + 4 t.; — 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; Prov 13:9; Prov 20:20; Prov 24:20 of hostile armies Isa 43:17 (|| כָּב֫וּ). Niph`al Perfect 3 plural נִדְעֲכוּ be made extinct, dried up, Job 6:17 (of brooks). Pu`al Perfect 3 plural דֹּעֲכוּ of assailants, be extinguished, quenched, כְּאֵשׁ קוֺצִים Ps 118:12 but read perhaps בערו with ᵐ5 Bae & Che, see Checritical note.
דַּעַת see below ידע.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 6:17 · 18:5 · 18:6 · 21:17 |
| Psalms | 118:12 |
| Proverbs | 13:9 · 20:20 · 24:20 |
| Isaiah | 43:17 |