What does דָּרַךְ (dōrēḵ) mean in the Bible?
דָּרַךְ (dōrēḵ): Physical force applied downward — treading, walking, threshing — extends to guiding and leading others forward
Hebrew · H1869
דָּרַךְ
To tread ; by implication, to walk ; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
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דָּרַךְ H1869
Pronunciation dōrēḵ
What does דָּרַךְ (dōrēḵ) mean in the Bible?
דָּרַךְ (dōrēḵ): Physical force applied downward — treading, walking, threshing — extends to guiding and leading others forward
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1869?
The BSB source-word alignment has 62 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bend (2), He has bent (2), . . . (1), and aim (1), and bent (1).
Where does דָּרַךְ (dōrēḵ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 24:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (11), Psalms (10), Jeremiah (9), Deuteronomy (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It bend 2× Psalms 11:2, Jeremiah 51:3
He has bent 2× Psalms 7:12, Lamentations 2:4
. . . 1× Isaiah 16:10
and aim 1× Psalms 64:3
and bent 1× Psalms 37:14
and drawing 1× 2 Chronicles 14:8
and strides 1× Amos 4:13
and the treader 1× Amos 9:13
and tread 1× Micah 1:3
and treads 1× Job 9:8
and trodden [them] 1× Judges 9:27
archers 1× 1 Chronicles 8:40
are strung 1× Isaiah 5:28
Direct me 1× Psalms 119:35
Do not let the archer 1× Jeremiah 51:3
drawing 1× Jeremiah 46:9
drew 1× 1 Chronicles 5:18
for men to cross 1× Isaiah 11:15
Guide me 1× Psalms 25:5
has trampled 1× Lamentations 1:15
have trod 1× Job 22:15
He bent 1× Lamentations 3:12
He guides 1× Psalms 25:9
he has set foot 1× Deuteronomy 1:36
He led them 1× Psalms 107:7
He makes me walk 1× Habakkuk 3:19
I have trodden 1× Isaiah 63:3
I trampled them 1× Isaiah 63:3
I will bend 1× Zechariah 9:13
I will guide them 1× Isaiah 42:16
I will lead you 1× Proverbs 4:11
it is trampled 1× Jeremiah 51:33
like one who treads 1× Isaiah 63:2
like those who tread the grapes 1× Jeremiah 25:30
March on 1× Judges 5:21
marches 1× Micah 5:6
one tramples 1× Isaiah 16:10
overtook them 1× Judges 20:43
shall trample 1× Deuteronomy 33:29
step 1× 1 Samuel 5:5
that is bent 1× Isaiah 21:15
They bend 1× Jeremiah 9:3
they tread 1× Job 24:11
tramples 1× Micah 5:5
treading 1× Nehemiah 13:15
treads 1× Deuteronomy 11:24
treads them 1× Jeremiah 48:33
trodden it 1× Job 28:8
when they draw the bow 1× Psalms 58:7
who directs 1× Isaiah 48:17
who string 1× Jeremiah 50:29
who treads 1× Isaiah 59:8
will come forth 1× Numbers 24:17
will press 1× Micah 6:15
will tread 1× Joshua 1:3
you have set foot 1× Joshua 14:9
you set foot 1× Deuteronomy 11:25
You trampled 1× Habakkuk 3:15
you who draw 1× Jeremiah 50:14
You will tread 1× Psalms 91:13
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 24:17 דָּרַ֨ךְ to will come forth Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 1:36 דָּֽרַךְ־ to he has set foot Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 11:24 תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ to treads Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 11:25 תִּדְרְכוּ־ to you set foot Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 33:29 תִדְרֹֽךְ׃ס to shall trample Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Joshua 1:3 תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ to will tread Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Joshua 14:9 דָּרְכָ֤ה to you have set foot Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Judges 5:21 תִּדְרְכִ֥י to March on Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Judges 9:27 וַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּ to and trodden [them] Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Judges 20:43 הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ to overtook them Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 24:17
Aligned rows 62
Books represented 18
Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 2 Judges 3 1 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 4 Psalms 10 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 11 Jeremiah 9 Lamentations 3 Amos 2 Micah 4 Habakkuk 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
דָּרַ֨ךְ 2x dā·raḵ Numbers 24:17, Lamentations 2:4
דֹּ֣רְכֵי 2x dō·rə·ḵê 1 Chronicles 8:40, Jeremiah 50:14
וְדֹ֣רְכֵי 2x wə·ḏō·rə·ḵê 1 Chronicles 5:18, 2 Chronicles 14:8
יִדְרֹ֥ךְ 2x yiḏ·rōḵ Psalms 58:7, Isaiah 16:10
תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ 2x tiḏ·rōḵ Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:3
אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם 1x ’aḏ·rî·ḵêm Isaiah 42:16
דְּרוּכָ֔ה 1x də·rū·ḵāh Isaiah 21:15
דָ֝רַ֗ךְ 1x ḏā·raḵ Psalms 7:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Psalms 58:7, Isaiah 16:10, Jeremiah 48:33, Jeremiah 51:3
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 6x Numbers 24:17, Deuteronomy 1:36, Psalms 7:12, Lamentations 1:15
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 4x 1 Chronicles 8:40, Jeremiah 46:9, Jeremiah 50:14, Jeremiah 50:29
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 91:13, Micah 6:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Job 22:15, Job 24:11, Psalms 64:3
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 16:10, Jeremiah 51:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 2x 1 Chronicles 5:18, 2 Chronicles 14:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Job 9:8, Amos 4:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical force applied downward — treading, walking, threshing — extends to guiding and leading others forward
Strong's H1869
Lexical occurrences 63 verses Word forms 2 forms 37 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 25:1–7 Source Gloss
to tread ; by implication, to walk ; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical force applied downward — treading, walking, threshing — extends to guiding and leading others forward
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) BDB: tread Usage: archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 37
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 6×
Participle passive Isa 5:28 · Isa 21:15 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Ps 25:9 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Guide me; cause me to tread; lead me in a specific track or path
Treading; specifically the act of bending a bow by stepping on it
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 63 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דָּרַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain