Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to break up
Usage: 1) to break into pieces, fall into pieces, be shattered 1a) (P'al) to be shattered 1b) (Aphel) to break into pieces
Strong's Number
H1855
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
1
Strong's H1855 Quick Answer
Strong's H1855 דְּקַק (dqaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. dqaq (dek-ak') v. 1. to crumble or (trans.) crush [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1854] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include pieces and break. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- dqaq (dek-ak') v. 1. to crumble or (trans.) crush [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1854]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pieces and break
Meaning and Definition
dqaq (dek-ak') v. 1. to crumble or (trans.) crush [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1854] KJV: break to pieces. Root(s): H1854
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1855. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1855 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dqaq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
pieces
Daniel 2:34
6×
break
Daniel 2:40
3×
How Strong's H1855 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1855 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1855 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1855.
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1855, grouped by book.
Daniel 9 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1855 FAQ
What does deqaq (דְּקַק) mean?
Deqaq (Strong's H1855) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "break to pieces". dqaq (dek-ak') v. 1. to crumble or (trans.) crush [(Aramaic) corresponding to H1854]
How many times is deqaq (דְּקַק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H1855 across 1 book.
Where can I study deqaq (דְּקַק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1855 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate deqaq (דְּקַק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pieces and break. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.