דָּרַךְ

H1869. darak
דָּרַךְ verb tread, march (Aramaic דְּרַךְ, ; Late Hebrew Hiph`il lead, conduct; Arabic IV. reach, overtake; Ethiopic be rough, serve (from calcavit, Di); threshold, vestibule) —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular דָּרַךְ Num 24:17 Num 24:6t.; 3 feminine singular דָּֽרְכָה Jos 14:9; Jos 14:2masculine singular דָּרַכְתָּ Hab 3:15; Hab 3:1singular דָּרַכְתִּי Isa 63:3; Zec 9:13; plural דָּֽרְכוּ Job 22:15 Job 22:3t.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִדְרֹךְ Mic 5:4 Mic 5:6t. + ידרך Jer 51:3 (קוי ולא כתיב); 3 feminine singular תִּדְרֹךְ Deu 11:24; Jos 1:3; Jos 1:2masculine singular תִּדְרֹךְ Deu 33:29 Deu 33:2t.; 2 feminine singular תִּדְרְכִי Jdg 5:21; Jdg 5:1singular suffix וְאֶדְרְכֵם Isa 63:3; Isa 63:3masculine plural יִדְרְכוּ 1Sa 5:5, יִדְרְכוּן Psa 11:2, וַיִּדְרְכוּ Jdg 9:27; Jdg 9:2masculine plural תִּדְרְכוּ Deu 11:25; Participle active דֹּרֵךְ Amo 4:13 Amo 4:5t.; דּוֺרֵךְ Job 9:8; דֹּרְכִים Jer 25:30; Neh 13:15; דֹּרְכֵי Jer 46:9 Jer 46:5t.; passive feminine דְּרוּכָה Isa 21:15; דְּרֻכוֺת Isa 5:28; —
1 tread, march, march forth, absolute, עֹז נַפְשִׁי תִּדְרְכִי Jdg 5:21; compare מִיַּעֲקֹב כּוֺכָב דָּרַךְ Num 24:17 (poem) a star hath marched forth from Jacob.
2 tread upon (land), followed by בְּ Deu 1:36; Deu 11:25 (subject person), Jos 14:9 (subject רֶגֶל) compare Deu 11:24 = Jos 1:3 (subject רַגְלְכֶם כַּף); tread in a path, followed by בְּ Isa 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 בְּאַרְמְנוֺתֵינוּ יִדְרֹךְ Mic 5:4 (|| בְּאַרְצֵנוּ יָבוֺא); ׳יִד בִּגְבולֵינוּ Mic 5:5 (|| id.); followed by עַל 1Sa 5:5 (דָּגוֺן עַלמִֿפְתַּן); Psa 91:3 (וָפֶתֶן עַלשַֿׁחַל); especially (poetry) אֶרֶץ עַלבָּֿמֳו֯תֵי Mic 1:3, of ׳י, so Amo 4:13, & (יָ֑ם עַלבָּֿמֳתֵי) Job 9:8; of Israel treading on heights of enemies, i.e. subduing them Deu 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 ׳ד עֲנָבִים Amo 9:13; also of product וְתִירוֺשׁ ֗֗֗ תִּדְרֹךְזַֿיִת Mic 6:15; הַדֹּרֵךְ יִדְרֹךְ לֹא בַּיְקָבִים יַיִן Isa 16:10; followed by בְּגַת Isa 63:2 (in simile); absolute Jer 25:30 (simile) Jer 48:33; figurative of judgment Isa 63:3 followed by accusative מּוּרָה winepress, subject ׳י, compare Isa 63:3 בְּאַמִּי וְאֶדְרְכֵם (|| רמס), i.e. tread them down; so בַּתיְֿהוּדָה לִבְתוּלַת אֲדֹנָי דָּרַךְ גַּתLam 1:15.
4 tread (i.e. bend) the bow, followed by accusative קֶשֶׁת Jer 51:8 (קַשְׁתּוֺ הַדֹּרֵךְ יד֯רך אֶליִֿדְרֹךְ); figurative of assaults of wicked Psa 11:2; Psa 37:14, of judgments of ׳י Psalm 7:18; Lam 2:4; Lam 3:12; also figurative of Judah as bow in hand of יְהוּדָה לִי דָרַכְתִּי כִּי ׳י, Zec 9:13 (|| אֶפְרַיִם מִלֵּאתִי קֶשֶׁת); twice in like meaning with object חֵץ arrow Psa 58:8 (but on text compare Checritical note.) Psa 64:4; קֶשֶׁת דֹּרְכֵי = bow-benders, archers Jer 50:14, Jer 50:29; 1Ch 5:18; 1Ch 8:40; 2Ch 14:7; דְּרוּכָה קֶשֶׁת bent bow Isa 21:15; דְּרֻכוֺת קַשְׁתֹֿתָיו Isa 5:28.
Hiph`il Perfect וְהִדְרִיךְ Isa 11:15; suffix הִדְרִיכָהּ Jer 51:33 (where many Infinitive construct) compare RSJ Ph xvi. (1888) 72; 1 singular suffix הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ Pro 4:11; Pro 4:3plural suffix הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ Jdg 20:43, הִדְרִיכוּהוּ Job 28:8; Imperfect יַדְרֵךְ Psa 25:9, suffix יַדְרִכֵנִי Hab 3:19; וַיַּדְרִיכֵם Psa 107:7; Psa 107:1singular suffix אַדְרִיכֵם Isa 42:16; וַיַּדְרְכוּ Jer 9:2 (compare Ges§ 53, 3, R 4); Imperative masculine singular suffix הַדְרִיכֵנִי Psa 25:5; Psa 119:35; Infinitive construct see above; Participle suffix מַדְרִיכְךָ Isa 48:17; —
1 tread, tread down, of treading down enemy in battle Jdg 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 שֶׁקֶר קַשְׁתָּם אֶתלְֿשׁוֺנָם וַיַּדְרְכוּ Jer 9:2 and they have bent their tongue as their bow in falsehood.
3 causative, cause to tread or march, lead, returning exiles Isa 11:15 (subject ׳י; no object expressed); compare יְשָׁרָה בְּדֶרֶךְ וַיַּדְרִיכֵם Psa 107:7 and he led them in a straight way; see also Isa 42:16 (|| הוֺלִיךְ); with a moral application בְּמַעְגְּלֵייֿשֶׁר הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ Pro 4:11; compare Psa 119:35 מִצְוֺתֶיךָ בִּנְתִיב הַדְרִיכֵנִי lead me in the path of thy commandments; Psa 25:5 בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ || (לַמְּדֵנִיׅ compare Psa 25:9 בַּמִּשְׁמָּט דַּרְכּוֺ) יְלַמֵּד, Isa 48:17 תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ || מְלַמֶּדְךָׅ (לְהוֺעִל; once of giving security & triumph יַדְרִכֵנִי עַלבָּֿמוֺתַי Hab 3:19 upon mine heights he maketh me tread (compare Qal 2).