Daka (דכא) means depressed in Hebrew.
It can also mean oppressed. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
depressed, oppressed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Daka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שרוחו נמוכה- אם בשל עול מחויבויות, קשיים נסיבתיים, עקה נפשית או משום אישיות ענוה.
מָרוֹם וְקָדוֹשׁ אֶשְׁכּוֹן וְאֶת דַּכָּא וּשְׁפַל רוּחַ לְהַחֲיוֹת רוּחַ שְׁפָלִים וּלְהַחֲיוֹת לֵב נִדְכָּאִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Daka is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- דַּכָּא
- Written without vowel points
- דכא
- Said
- daka
- Root
- ד־כ־א
- Pattern
- קַטָּל
- Inflections
- נ'? ר' דַּכָּאִים נ"ר דַּכְּאֵי־
- Gematria
- 25
This is how Daka is said in other languages.
- English
- depressed, oppressed
- French
- déprimé, dépressif
These words mean nearly the same as Daka.
- נדכא
- שפל
- שפל רוחhumble
- עניוmodest
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Daka.
- גא
- גאהproud
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Daka.
The word Daka comes from the root ד־כ־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Daka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Daka.
What does Daka (דכא) mean in Hebrew?
Daka (דכא) means depressed and oppressed. It is said daka, with the stress on da.
What is a synonym for Daka (דכא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Daka (דכא) are נדכא, שפל, שפל רוח, and עניו.
What is the opposite of Daka (דכא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Daka (דכא) are גא and גאה.
What rhymes with Daka (דכא)?
Words that rhyme with Daka (דכא) include קקה and לכה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דכא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.