דָּרַךְ

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular דָּרַךְ 4 Mos 24,17 + 6 t.; 3 feminine singular דָּֽרְכָה Jos 14,9 2 masculine singular דָּרַכְתָּ Hab 3,15 1 singular דָּרַכְתִּי Es 63,3; Zak 9,13 plural דָּֽרְכוּ Job 22,15 + 3 t.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִדְרֹךְ Mik 5,4 + 6 t. + ידרך Jer 51,3 (כתיב ולא קוי); 3 feminine singular תִּדְרֹךְ 5 Mos 11,24; Jos 1,3 2 masculine singular תִּדְרֹךְ 5 Mos 33,29 + 2 t.; 2 feminine singular תִּדְרְכִי Dom 5,21 1 singular suffix וְאֶדְרְכֵם Es 63,3 3 masculine plural יִדְרְכוּ 1 Sam 5,5, יִדְרְכוּן Sl 11,2, וַיִּדְרְכוּ Dom 9,27 2 masculine plural תִּדְרְכוּ 5 Mos 11,25 Participle active דֹּרֵךְ Amos 4,13 + 5 t.; דּוֺרֵךְ Job 9,8 דֹּרְכִים Jer 25,30; Neh 13,15 דֹּרְכֵי Jer 46,9 + 5 t.; passive feminine דְּרוּכָה Es 21,15 דְּרֻכוֺת Es 5,28 —

1. tread, march, march forth, absolute, תִּדְרְכִי נַפְשִׁי עֹז Dom 5,21 compare דָּרַךְ כּוֺכָב מִיַּעֲקֹב 4 Mos 24,17 (poem) a star hath marched forth from Jacob.

2. tread upon (land), followed by בְּ 5 Mos 1,36; 5 Mos 11,25 (subject person), Jos 14,9 (subject רֶגֶל) compare 5 Mos 11,24 = Jos 1,3 (subject כַּף רַגְלְכֶם); tread in a path, followed by בְּ Es 59,8 (figurative of mode of life); tread in (on) the sea, followed by בְּ Hab 3,15 (but text dubious compare VB); of an invader יִדְרֹךְ בְּאַרְמְנוֺתֵינוּ Mik 5,4 (|| יָבוֺא בְּאַרְצֵנוּ); בִּגְבולֵינוּ ׳יִד v.Mik 5,5 (|| id.); followed by עַל 1 Sam 5,5 (עַלמִֿפְתַּן דָּגוֺן); Sl 91,3 (עַלשַֿׁחַל וָפֶתֶן); especially (poetry) עַלבָּֿמֳו֯תֵי אֶרֶץ Mik 1,3, of ׳י, so Amos 4,13, & (עַלבָּֿמֳתֵי יָ֑ם) Job 9,8 of Israel treading on heights of enemies, i.e. subduing them 5 Mos 33,29. Once followed by accusative (אֲשֶׁר reference אֹרַח) Job 22,15. In technical senses

3. tread wine- (or oil-) press, followed by accusative יְקָבִים Job 24,11 (|| יַצְהִירוּ), גִּתּוֺת Neh 13,15 followed by accusative of thing pressed עֲנָבִים ׳ד Amos 9,13 also of product תִּדְרֹךְזַֿיִת ֗֗֗ וְתִירוֺשׁ Mik 6,15 יַיִן בַּיְקָבִים לֹא יִדְרֹךְ הַדֹּרֵךְ Es 16,10 followed by בְּגַת Es 63,2 (in simile); absolute Jer 25,30 (simile) Jer 48,33 figurative of judgment Es 63,3 followed by accusative פּוּרָה winepress, subject ׳י, compare vEs 63,3 וְאֶדְרְכֵם בְּאַפִּי (|| רמס), i.e. tread them down; so גַּת דָּרַךְ אֲדֹנָי לִבְתוּלַת בַּתיְֿהוּדָהKlg 1,15.

4. tread (i.e. bend) the bow, followed by accusative קֶשֶׁת Jer 51,8 (אֶליִֿדְרֹךְ יד֯רך הַדֹּרֵךְ קַשְׁתּוֺ); figurative of assaults of wicked Sl 11,2; Sl 37,14, of judgments of ׳י Sl 7,18; Klg 2,4; Klg 3,12 also figurative of Judah as bow in hand of ׳י, כִּי דָרַכְתִּי לִי יְהוּדָה Zak 9,13 (|| קֶשֶׁת מִלֵּאתִי אֶפְרַיִם); twice in like meaning with object חֵץ arrow Sl 58,8 (but on text compare Che^{critical note}.) Sl 64,4 דֹּרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת = bow-benders, archers Jer 50,14; Jer 50,29; 1 Kron 5,18; 1 Kron 8,40; 2 Kron 14,7 קֶשֶׁת דְּרוּכָה bent bow Es 21,15 קַשְׁתֹֿתָיו דְּרֻכוֺת Es 5,28. Hiph`il Perfect וְהִדְרִיךְ Es 11,15 suffix הִדְרִיכָהּ Jer 51,33 (where many Infinitive construct) compare RS^{J Ph xvi. (1888) 72}; 1 singular suffix הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ Ord 4,11 3 plural suffix הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ Dom 20,43, הִדְרִיכוּהוּ Job 28,8 Imperfect יַדְרֵךְ Sl 25,9, suffix יַדְרִכֵנִי Hab 3,19 וַיַּדְרִיכֵם Sl 107,7 1 singular suffix אַדְרִיכֵם Es 42,16 וַיַּדְרְכוּ Jer 9,2 (compare Ges^{«GKC:53»§ 53}, 3, R 4); Imperative masculine singular suffix הַדְרִיכֵנִי Sl 25,5; Sl 119,35 Infinitive construct see above; Participle suffix מַדְרִיכְךָ Es 48,17 —

1. tread, tread down, of treading down enemy in battle Dom 20,43 of treading a path Job 28,8 levelling threshing-floor Jer 51,33 (all followed by suffix).

2. tread (bend) the bow (= Qal 4), only figurative וַיַּדְרְכוּ אֶתלְֿשׁוֺנָם קַשְׁתָּם שֶׁקֶר Jer 9,2 and they have bent their tongue as their bow in falsehood.

3. causative, cause to tread or march, lead, returning exiles Es 11,15 (subject ׳י; no object expressed); compare וַיַּדְרִיכֵם בְּדֶרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה Sl 107,7 and he led them in a straight way; see also Es 42,16 (|| הוֺלִיךְ); with a moral application הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵייֿשֶׁר Ord 4,11 compare Sl 119,35 הַדְרִיכֵנִי בִּנְתִיב מִצְוֺתֶיךָ lead me in the path of thy commandments; Sl 25,5 בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ || (לַמְּדֵנִיׅ compare vSl 25,9 יְלַמֵּד דַּרְכּוֺ) בַּמִּשְׁפָּט, Es 48,17 בְּדֶרֶךְ תֵּלֵךְ || (לְהוֺעִל מְלַמֶּדְךָׅ; once of giving security & triumph עַלבָּֿמוֺתַי יַדְרִכֵנִי Hab 3,19 upon mine heights he maketh me tread (compare Qal 2).