H1793a H1793a
crushed, broken in spirit, contrite through suffering or humility
This adjective describes someone whose spirit has been crushed or broken, typically through suffering or deep humility before God. Isaiah 57:15 uses it alongside 'lowly in spirit' to describe those whom God revives and dwells with. Psalm 34:18 pairs 'crushed in spirit' with 'brokenhearted,' emphasizing God's nearness to those experiencing profound emotional and spiritual pain. The word conveys both physical crushing and its metaphorical application to inner brokenness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The glosses 'crushed, contrite, broken' across languages reflect both physical and spiritual dimensions. Both passages use the term metaphorically for inner brokenness: Isaiah 57:15 describes the humble spirit God honors, while Psalm 34:18 promises God's presence to the spiritually broken. The parallel expressions ('lowly in spirit,' 'brokenhearted') confirm this is about spiritual contrition, not physical injury. 2×
AR["المُنْسَحِقي", "الْمُنْسَحِقِ"]·ben["চূর্ণ-", "চূর্ণদের"]·DE["[דכא]", "der-zermalmt-von"]·EN["crushed", "the-crushed-of"]·FR["[דכא]", "brisé"]·heb["דכא", "דכאי-"]·HI["कुचले-हुए"]·ID["yang-remuk"]·IT["[דכא]", "[דכאי]"]·jav["ajur", "ingkang-remuk"]·KO["상한-자와-함께", "영-이"]·PT["contrito", "contritos-de"]·RU["смиренных", "сокрушённым"]·ES["contritos-de", "el-contrito"]·SW["aliyevunjika-moyo", "waliopondeka"]·TR["ezik-", "ezilmis"]·urd["کچلی-ہوئی", "کچلے-ہوئے"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. דַּכָּא adj. contrite (crushed)—דַּכָּא Is 57:15; דַּכְּאֵי ψ 34:19—contrite Is 57:15 (‖ שְׁפַל־רוּהַ); ד׳ רוּחַ ψ 34:19 (‖ נִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב).