Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
KJV Usage: archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
דָּרַךְ (da.rakh) — to tread. 1) to tread, bend, lead, march 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tread, march, march forth 1a2) to tread on, tread upon 1a3) to tread (a press) 1a4) to tread (bend) a bow 1a5) archer, bow-benders (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to tread, tread down 1b2) to tread (bend with the foot) a bow 1b3) to cause to go, lead, march, tread
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · דֶּרֶךְ · מִדְרָךְ
Move | verb qal, verb hif
to tread, to set foot (on something), to march, to move = action by which humans or animals move forward by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
NUM 24:17 · DEU 1:36 · DEU 11:24 · DEU 11:25 · JOS 1:3 · JOS 14:9 · JDG 5:21 · JOB 22:15 · JOB 28:8 · ISA 11:15 · ISA 59:8 · MIC 5:4 · MIC 5:5
Move | verb hif
to make (someone) tread, set foot = action by which deities cause humans or animals to move forward by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
Know | verb hif
to guide, to teach = causative action by which humans or deities give instructions to (other) humans with respect to a certain aspect of life, ◄ as if they take them by the hand and lead them along the way
PSA 25:5 · PSA 25:9 · PSA 119:35 · PRO 4:11 · ISA 42:16 · ISA 48:17
Impact | verb qal, verb hif
to trample, to tread upon = action by which someone move their feet with force on a surface or object, usually in a repetitive way ► which causes an effect on the surface or object whereupon it happens; ≈ associated with aggression and control
DEU 33:29 · JDG 9:27 · JDG 20:43 · 1SA 5:5 · NEH 13:15 · JOB 9:8 · JOB 24:11 · PSA 91:13 · ISA 16:10 · ISA 16:10 · ISA 63:2 · ISA 63:3 · ISA 63:3 · JER 25:30 · JER 48:33 · JER 51:33 · LAM 1:15 · AMO 4:13 · AMO 9:13 · MIC 1:3 · MIC 6:15 · HAB 3:15
Shape | verb qal, verb hif
Collocation: דרך קֶשֶׁת
to bend a bow literally: to tread the bow; hence: = causative action by which humans step on a bow and bend it in order to put the bowstring in place ► to make it ready for shooting
PSA 7:13 · PSA 11:2 · PSA 37:14 · ISA 5:28 · ISA 21:15 · JER 9:2 · JER 51:3 · LAM 2:4 · LAM 3:12 · ZEC 9:13
Shape | verb qal
Collocation: דרך חֵץ
to bend a bow literally: to bend the arrow, where 'arrow' is used metonymically to denote the entire bow; hence: = causative action by which humans step on a bow and bend it in order to put the bowstring in place ► to make it ready for shooting
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּרַךְ vb. tread, march Qal tread, march, march forth
tread upon
tread wine- (or oil-) press
tread (i.e. bend) the bow
Hiph. tread, tread down
tread (bend) the bow
causat. cause to tread or march, lead
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