The meaning of “דָּיֵק”
Understanding dâyêq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fort. - a battering-tower 1) bulwark, siege-wall, sidewall
דָּיֵק
fort. - a battering-tower 1) bulwark, siege-wall, sidewall
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 25:1 | “And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.” Word: דָּיֵק (dâyêq) | |
| Jeremiah 52:4 | “And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.” Word: דָּיֵק (dâyêq) | |
| Ezekiel 21:22 | “At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.” Word: דָּיֵק (dâyêq) |