Hebrew · H1869, G5113 · unreviewed

דָּרַךְ

To tread ; by implication, to walk ; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) · a daring (audacious) man

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דָּרַךְ H1869 to tread ; by implication, to walk ; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
Pronunciation dōrēḵ
Physical force applied downward — treading, walking, threshing — extends to guiding and leading others forward
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τολμητής G5113 a daring (audacious) man
Pronunciation tolmētḗs
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What does דָּרַךְ (darakh) mean in the Bible?

דָּרַךְ · τολμητής is a Hebrew word meaning "to bend or tread a bow in preparation for shooting".

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Meaning

to bend or tread a bow in preparation for shooting
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 36×
Imperfect Isa 16:10 · Jer 48:33 · Jer 51:3 · Mic 5:4 · Mic 5:5 · Ps 58:8 · Deut 33:29 · Mic 6:15 · Ps 91:13 · Deut 11:24 · Josh 1:3 · 1Sam 5:5 · Deut 11:25 · Judg 5:21 15×
Perfect Deut 1:36 · Lam 1:15 · Lam 2:4 · Lam 3:12 · Num 24:17 · Ps 7:13 · Job 22:15 · Job 24:11 · Ps 64:4 · Isa 63:3 · Zech 9:13 · Hab 3:15 · Josh 14:9 13×
Participle active 1Chr 8:40 · Isa 59:8 · Jer 46:9 · Jer 50:14 · Jer 50:29 · Neh 13:15
Participle passive Isa 5:28 · Isa 21:15
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Ps 25:9
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 37 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 16 Perfect 13 Participle 6 Participle passive 2
Stem
Qal 36 Hiphil 1
Mood
Indicative/jussive 16 Indicative 13
OT Occurrences
Num 24:17 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Deut 1:36 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Deut 11:24 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 11:25 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 33:29 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Josh 1:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Josh 14:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 5:21 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Sam 5:5 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Chr 8:40 Qal · Participle Neh 13:15 Qal · Participle Job 22:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 24:11 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 7:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 25:9 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 58:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 64:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 91:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 5:28 Qal · Participle passive Isa 16:10 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 21:15 Qal · Participle passive Isa 59:8 Qal · Participle Isa 63:3 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Jer 46:9 Qal · Participle Jer 48:33 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 50:14 Qal · Participle Jer 50:29 Qal · Participle Jer 51:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 51:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lam 1:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lam 2:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lam 3:12 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Mic 5:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Mic 5:5 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Mic 6:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Hab 3:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Zech 9:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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