דְּלַק
dᵉlaq · H1815 · Aramaic · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to burn, to flame, to be fiery
Process by which an object is affected or consumed by fire
ExamplesDaniel 7:9 “I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire.
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 4 words
- שָׂרַף sâraph · H8313 · to burn
- Both words are verbs meaning "to burn".
- לָהַט lâhaṭ · H3857 · to burn, to flame, to kindle
- Both words express "to burn" and describe the same general event from the same perspective.
- נָשַׂק nâsaq · H5400 · to build a fire, to kindle a fire, to set on fire
- נָשַׂק (nâsaq, H5400) also means kindle, and both words share the sense of burning or setting on fire.
- יָקַד yâqad · H3344 · to burn, to keep burning
- The relationship is genuine same-language near-synonymy (two distinct words for burning/kindling).
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Burn002001001009
- Daniel 7:9 recounts Daniel's vision of the Ancient of Days, “His throne was ablaze with flames, its wheels were a burning fire.”
- Move002002001012
- This Move code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping with the Hebrew form (דָּלַק (dâlaq, H1814)), which independently carries a “to pursue hotly; to chase” sense; this word's single occurrence describes a blazing throne, not a pursuit.
- Unsafe002003003022
- This Unsafe code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to hunt down; to oppress” sense, not attested by this word's single “burning” occurrence.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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