H1796 H1796
The pounding or crashing of waves, describing the violent action of water
This rare word captures the thunderous, repetitive action of ocean waves crashing. Related to the root for 'crushing,' it applies the concept of violent impact to water. Psalm 93 uses it to describe the majestic pounding of the sea, part of creation's testimony to God's power. The Spanish 'estruendo' (roar, din) and French 'fracas' emphasize the sound, while English focuses on the physical action. This single biblical use creates a vivid acoustic image within a psalm celebrating divine sovereignty over chaotic waters.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Psalm 93:3, the rivers lift up 'their pounding'—the suffix indicating the crashing belongs to the waters themselves. This personification of the ocean's violent power serves as a foil: even the mightiest natural forces proclaim God's eternal throne. The term's derivation from 'crush' or 'pound' emphasizes the repetitive, hammering quality of storm-driven waves, making the psalm's claim that God is 'mightier than the waves of the sea' all the more impressive. 1×
AR["هَدِيرَهَا"]·ben["তাদের-আছড়ে-পড়া"]·DE["ihr-pounding"]·EN["their-pounding"]·FR["fracas"]·heb["דכים"]·HI["उनकी-गर्जना"]·ID["debur-airnya"]·IT["[דכים]"]·jav["ombakipun"]·KO["그들-의-철써대는-소리-를"]·PT["o-seu-bramido"]·RU["волны-свои"]·ES["su-estruendo"]·SW["mawimbi-yake"]·TR["dalgalarını"]·urd["اپنی-لہریں"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [דֳּכִי] n.[m.] (crushing), pounding of waves, sf. ישׂאו נהרות דָּכְיָם ψ 93:3 of ocean.