דָּרַךְ (H1869) — Hebrew Lexicon

דָּרַךְ

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dârak

H1869 verb

SILEX Entry

Root דרך to tread, to step, to press down, to go

Definition

To tread or step; to walk or move along a path; to trample or tread down; to bend a bow by treading upon it (as in archery). In different contexts, denotes physical movement (walking or treading), symbolic actions (to subdue or conquer by trampling), or technical actions (to string a bow for use).

Semantic Range

to walk, to tread, to trample, to travel a path, to bend or string a bow (by treading), to prepare for battle, to subdue by trampling, to guide, to lead, to thresh

Root / Etymology

From the root דרך meaning 'to tread, step, go.' The verb דָּרַךְ reflects a range of meanings related to the act of setting a foot down with intent, which, by extension, covers walking, trampling, and certain technical actions like bending a bow by placing one’s foot on it.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In ancient Israelite and Judahite contexts, דָּרַךְ appears with both literal and metaphorical senses. Literally, it refers to walking, guiding a path, or the physical act of treading. Metaphorically, it can illustrate conquest (trampling underfoot), or preparedness for battle (stringing or bending a bow). The verb often denotes intentional movement, either along a route (sometimes in the sense of 'to travel') or in the act of exerting power over something. In poetic and prophetic passages, the term is used as an image for judgment or conquest (e.g., Psalm 7:13, bending a bow; Isaiah 63:3, treading the winepress). English translations frequently use 'to walk,' but this can miss nuances, especially the technical archery sense or notions of subjugation. The image of bending or stringing a bow (especially in Psalms and prophetic writings) is tied to ancient military practice. Distinct from הלך (halakh, 'to go, walk') which covers general going or traveling, דָּרַךְ emphasizes the manner or purposefulness of the action (stepping, treading, subduing, or preparing). The word's usage remains relatively stable across biblical periods.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending); archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.

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Root Family

דרך (d-r-k) — to tread, to step, to press down, to go

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1870	דֶּרֶךְ	on the trodden path
H1926	הָדָר	the trodden path
H4096	מִדְרָךְ	treading-place of

Word Forms

37 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1869-37`	יִדְרֹ֥ךְ	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	he treads	he will tread	6
`H1869-02`	דָּרַ֨ךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	He has bent	he has trodden	6
`H1869-22`	תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ	tiderokhe	`HVqi3fs`	you tread	she will tread	5
`H1869-10`	דֹּ֥רְכֵי	dorekhey	`HVqrmpc`	and bend	treaders of	4
`H1869-28`	וְ/דֹרֵ֖ךְ	vedorekhe	`HC/Vqrmsa`	and treads	and the one treading	3
`H1869-06`	דָּרְכ֥וּ	darekhu	`HVqp3cp`	they tread	they trod	3
`H1869-12`	הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤/נִי	haderikheni	`HVhv2ms/Sp1cs`	lead me	Cause me to tread	2
`H1869-04`	דָּרַ֣כְתִּי	darakheti	`HVqp1cs`	I have bent	I have trodden	2
`H1869-29`	וְ/דֹ֣רְכֵי	vedorekhey	`HC/Vqrmpc`	and drawing	and treading ones of	2
`H1869-16`	הִדְרִיכֻ֑/הוּ	hiderikhuhu	`HVhp3cp/Sp3ms`	have trodden it	they caused him to tread	2
`H1869-13`	הַ/דֹּרֵ֖ךְ	hadorekhe	`HTd/Vqrmsa`	the one treading	the one who treads	2
`H1869-19`	מַדְרִֽיכֲ/ךָ֖	maderikhakha	`HVhrmsc/Sp2ms`	who leads you	the one leading you	1
`H1869-30`	וְ/אֶדְרְכֵ֣/ם	veederekhem	`HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp`	and I will tread them	and I will tread them	1
`H1869-05`	דָּרְכָ֤ה	darekhah	`HVqp3fs`	has-trodden	she trod	1
`H1869-34`	ידרך	ydrkh	`HVqi3ms`	let him tread	he will tread	1
`H1869-20`	תִּדְרְכִ֥י	tiderekhi	`HVqi2fs`	march on	you will tread	1
`H1869-18`	כְּ/דֹרְכִ֣ים	kedorekhim	`HR/Vqrmpa`	like-those-who-tread	like those who tread	1
`H1869-31`	וְ/הִדְרִ֖יךְ	vehiderikhe	`HC/Vhq3ms`	and-he-will-cause-to-cross	and he caused to tread	1
`H1869-27`	וְ/דָרְכ֪וּ	vedarekhu	`HC/Vqp3cp`	and have bent	they trod	1
`H1869-14`	הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗י/ךָ	hiderakhetikha	`HVhp1cs/Sp2ms`	I have led you	I caused you to tread	1
`H1869-24`	וַ֭/יַּֽדְרִיכֵ/ם	vayaderikhem	`HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp`	and He led them	and he caused them to tread	1
`H1869-17`	כְּ/דֹרֵ֥ךְ	kedorekhe	`HR/Vqrmsa`	like one treading	like one treading	1
`H1869-26`	וְ/דָרַ֖ךְ	vedarakhe	`HC/Vqp3ms`	and tread	and he tread	1
`H1869-36`	יִדְרְכ֬וּ/ן	yiderekhun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	bend	they will tread	1
`H1869-15`	הִדְרִיכָ֑/הּ	hiderikhah	`HVhp3ms/Sp3fs`	it is trodden	he caused her to tread	1
`H1869-33`	יַדְרִכֵ֑/נִי	yaderikheni	`HVhi3ms/Sp1cs`	he makes me walk	he causes me to tread	1
`H1869-25`	וַֽ/יִּדְרְכ֔וּ	vayiderekhu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they trod	and they trod	1
`H1869-07`	דְּרוּכָ֔ה	derukhah	`HVqsfsa`	bent	trodden-down	1
`H1869-11`	דֹּֽרְכִֽים	dorekhim	`HVqrmpa`	treading	those who tread	1
`H1869-09`	דֹּרֵ֣ךְ	dorekhe	`HVqrmsa`	who treads	the one treading	1
`H1869-35`	יִדְרְכוּ֩	yiderekhu	`HVqi3mp`	they tread	they will tread	1
`H1869-03`	דָּרַ֥כְתָּ	darakheta	`HVqp2ms`	You trampled	you trod	1
`H1869-23`	וַֽ/יַּדְרְכ֤וּ	vayaderekhu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	they-bend	they caused to tread	1
`H1869-08`	דְּרֻכ֑וֹת	derukhot	`HVqsfpa`	are strung	trodden ones	1
`H1869-01`	אַדְרִיכֵ֑/ם	aderikhem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will guide them	I will cause them to tread	1
`H1869-32`	יַדְרֵ֣ךְ	yaderekhe	`HVhi3ms`	he guides	he causes to tread	1
`H1869-21`	תִּדְרְכוּ	tiderekhu	`HVqi2mp`	you tread	you will tread	1

Occurrences in Scripture

63 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1869-02`	Numbers 24:17	דָּרַ֨ךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	steps forth	he has trodden
`H1869-02`	Deuteronomy 1:36	דָּֽרַךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	he has trodden	he has trodden
`H1869-22`	Deuteronomy 11:24	תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ	tiderokhe	`HVqi3fs`	you tread	she will tread
`H1869-21`	Deuteronomy 11:25	תִּדְרְכוּ	tiderekhu	`HVqi2mp`	you tread	you will tread
`H1869-22`	Deuteronomy 33:29	תִדְרֹֽךְ	tiderokhe	`HVqi2ms`	shall tread	she will tread
`H1869-22`	Joshua 1:3	תִּדְרֹ֧ךְ	tiderokhe	`HVqi3fs`	you tread	she will tread
`H1869-05`	Joshua 14:9	דָּרְכָ֤ה	darekhah	`HVqp3fs`	has-trodden	she trod
`H1869-20`	Judges 5:21	תִּדְרְכִ֥י	tiderekhi	`HVqi2fs`	march on	you will tread
`H1869-25`	Judges 9:27	וַֽ/יִּדְרְכ֔וּ	vayiderekhu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they trod	and they trod
`H1869-16`	Judges 20:43	הִדְרִיכֻ֑/הוּ	hiderikhuhu	`HVhp3cp/Sp3ms`	they trod them down	they caused him to tread
`H1869-35`	1 Samuel 5:5	יִדְרְכוּ֩	yiderekhu	`HVqi3mp`	they tread	they will tread
`H1869-08`	Isaiah 5:28	דְּרֻכ֑וֹת	derukhot	`HVqsfpa`	are strung	trodden ones
`H1869-31`	Isaiah 11:15	וְ/הִדְרִ֖יךְ	vehiderikhe	`HC/Vhq3ms`	and-he-will-cause-to-cross	and he caused to tread
`H1869-37`	Isaiah 16:10	יִדְרֹ֥ךְ	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	will tread	he will tread
`H1869-13`	Isaiah 16:10	הַ/דֹּרֵ֖ךְ	hadorekhe	`HTd/Vqrmsa`	the treader	the one who treads
`H1869-07`	Isaiah 21:15	דְּרוּכָ֔ה	derukhah	`HVqsfsa`	bent	trodden-down
`H1869-01`	Isaiah 42:16	אַדְרִיכֵ֑/ם	aderikhem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will guide them	I will cause them to tread
`H1869-19`	Isaiah 48:17	מַדְרִֽיכֲ/ךָ֖	maderikhakha	`HVhrmsc/Sp2ms`	who leads you	the one leading you
`H1869-09`	Isaiah 59:8	דֹּרֵ֣ךְ	dorekhe	`HVqrmsa`	who treads	the one treading
`H1869-17`	Isaiah 63:2	כְּ/דֹרֵ֥ךְ	kedorekhe	`HR/Vqrmsa`	like one treading	like one treading
`H1869-04`	Isaiah 63:3	דָּרַ֣כְתִּי	darakheti	`HVqp1cs`	I have trodden	I have trodden
`H1869-30`	Isaiah 63:3	וְ/אֶדְרְכֵ֣/ם	veederekhem	`HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp`	and I will tread them	and I will tread them
`H1869-23`	Jeremiah 9:2	וַֽ/יַּדְרְכ֤וּ	vayaderekhu	`HC/Vhw3mp`	they-bend	they caused to tread
`H1869-18`	Jeremiah 25:30	כְּ/דֹרְכִ֣ים	kedorekhim	`HR/Vqrmpa`	like-those-who-tread	like those who tread
`H1869-10`	Jeremiah 46:9	דֹּ֥רְכֵי	dorekhey	`HVqrmpc`	and bend	treaders of
`H1869-37`	Jeremiah 48:33	יִדְרֹ֣ךְ	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	shall tread	he will tread
`H1869-10`	Jeremiah 50:14	דֹּ֣רְכֵי	dorekhey	`HVqrmpc`	you who bend	treaders of
`H1869-10`	Jeremiah 50:29	דֹּ֨רְכֵי	dorekhey	`HVqrmpc`	who tread	treaders of
`H1869-37`	Jeremiah 51:3	יִדְרֹ֤ךְ	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	let him bend	he will tread
`H1869-34`	Jeremiah 51:3	ידרך	ydrkh	`HVqi3ms`	let him tread	he will tread
`H1869-13`	Jeremiah 51:3	הַ/דֹּרֵךְ֙	hadorekhe	`HTd/Vqrmsa`	the one treading	the one who treads
`H1869-15`	Jeremiah 51:33	הִדְרִיכָ֑/הּ	hiderikhah	`HVhp3ms/Sp3fs`	it is trodden	he caused her to tread
`H1869-28`	Amos 4:13	וְ/דֹרֵ֖ךְ	vedorekhe	`HC/Vqrmsa`	and treads	and the one treading
`H1869-28`	Amos 9:13	וְ/דֹרֵ֥ךְ	vedorekhe	`HC/Vqrmsc`	and the treader	and the one treading
`H1869-26`	Micah 1:3	וְ/דָרַ֖ךְ	vedarakhe	`HC/Vqp3ms`	and tread	and he tread
`H1869-37`	Micah 5:4	יִדְרֹךְ֙	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	treads	he will tread
`H1869-37`	Micah 5:5	יִדְרֹ֖ךְ	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	he-will-tread	he will tread
`H1869-22`	Micah 6:15	תִדְרֹֽךְ	tiderokhe	`HVqi2ms`	will tread	she will tread
`H1869-03`	Habakkuk 3:15	דָּרַ֥כְתָּ	darakheta	`HVqp2ms`	You trampled	you trod
`H1869-33`	Habakkuk 3:19	יַדְרִכֵ֑/נִי	yaderikheni	`HVhi3ms/Sp1cs`	he makes me walk	he causes me to tread
`H1869-04`	Zechariah 9:13	דָרַ֨כְתִּי	darakheti	`HVqp1cs`	I have bent	I have trodden
`H1869-02`	Psalms 7:13	דָ֝רַ֗ךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	he treads	he has trodden
`H1869-36`	Psalms 11:2	יִדְרְכ֬וּ/ן	yiderekhun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	bend	they will tread
`H1869-12`	Psalms 25:5	הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤/נִי	haderikheni	`HVhv2ms/Sp1cs`	lead me	Cause me to tread
`H1869-32`	Psalms 25:9	יַדְרֵ֣ךְ	yaderekhe	`HVhi3ms`	he guides	he causes to tread
`H1869-27`	Psalms 37:14	וְ/דָרְכ֪וּ	vedarekhu	`HC/Vqp3cp`	and have bent	they trod
`H1869-37`	Psalms 58:8	יִדְרֹ֥ךְ	yiderokhe	`HVqi3ms`	he treads	he will tread
`H1869-06`	Psalms 64:4	דָּרְכ֥וּ	darekhu	`HVqp3cp`	they tread	they trod
`H1869-22`	Psalms 91:13	תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ	tiderokhe	`HVqi2ms`	you will tread	she will tread
`H1869-24`	Psalms 107:7	וַ֭/יַּֽדְרִיכֵ/ם	vayaderikhem	`HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp`	and He led them	and he caused them to tread
`H1869-12`	Psalms 119:35	הַ֭דְרִיכֵ/נִי	haderikheni	`HVhv2ms/Sp1cs`	Lead me	Cause me to tread
`H1869-14`	Proverbs 4:11	הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗י/ךָ	hiderakhetikha	`HVhp1cs/Sp2ms`	I have led you	I caused you to tread
`H1869-28`	Job 9:8	וְ֝/דוֹרֵ֗ךְ	vedorekhe	`HC/Vqrmsa`	and treads	and the one treading
`H1869-06`	Job 22:15	דָּרְכ֣וּ	darekhu	`HVqp3cp`	they walked	they trod
`H1869-06`	Job 24:11	דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ	darekhu	`HVqp3cp`	they tread	they trod
`H1869-16`	Job 28:8	הִדְרִיכֻ֥/הוּ	hiderikhuhu	`HVhp3cp/Sp3ms`	have trodden it	they caused him to tread
`H1869-02`	Lamentations 1:15	דָּרַ֣ךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	has trodden	he has trodden
`H1869-02`	Lamentations 2:4	דָּרַ֨ךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	He has bent	he has trodden
`H1869-02`	Lamentations 3:12	דָּרַ֤ךְ	darakhe	`HVqp3ms`	He bent	he has trodden
`H1869-11`	Nehemiah 13:15	דֹּֽרְכִֽים	dorekhim	`HVqrmpa`	treading	those who tread
`H1869-29`	1 Chronicles 5:18	וְ/דֹ֣רְכֵי	vedorekhey	`HC/Vqrmpc`	and treading	and treading ones of
`H1869-10`	1 Chronicles 8:40	דֹּ֣רְכֵי	dorekhey	`HVqrmpc`	treading	treaders of
`H1869-29`	2 Chronicles 14:7	וְ/דֹ֣רְכֵי	vedorekhey	`HC/Vqrmpc`	and drawing	and treading ones of

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