The meaning of “דַּק”
Understanding daq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin. - crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thin 1) thin, small, fi...
דַּק
dwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin. - crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thin 1) thin, small, fine, gaunt 1a) thin 1b) small, fine
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:7 | “And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.” Word: דַּק (daq) | |
| Exodus 16:14 | “And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.” Word: דַּק (daq) | |
| Leviticus 16:12 | “And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:” Word: דַּק (daq) | |
| 1 Kings 19:12 | “And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” Word: דַּק (daq) | |
| Isaiah 40:15 | “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.” Word: דַּק (daq) |