דַּכָּא (dakkāʾ) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning dust. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1793).
Also rendered
contrite
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 427a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 427a)contrite; crushed; destruction
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
דַּכָּאadjective: contrite
contrite (crushed)
Strong's H1793דַּכָּא: crushed (literally powder, or figuratively, contrite) KJV:contrite, destruction.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 427: דָּכָאdākāʾ — crush; contrite ones; crumble, bruise; beat to pieces, break, contrite, destroy, humble, oppress, smite