דָּלַק

da.laqto burn/pursueHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb9 occurrences8 books9 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to flame (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders דָּלַק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Genesis 31:36דָלַ֖קְתָּ · have you so hotly pursued
    Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
  2. 1 Samuel 17:53מִדְּלֹ֖ק · from their pursuit
    When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
  3. Psalm 7:13לְֽדֹלְקִ֥ים · with fire
    He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
  4. Psalm 10:2יִדְלַ֣ק · pursue
    In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
  5. Proverbs 26:23דֹּלְקִ֣ים · are burning
    Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
  6. Isaiah 5:11יַדְלִיקֵֽם׃ · to be inflamed
    Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
  7. Lamentations 4:19דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ · they pursued us
    Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
  8. Ezekiel 24:10הַדְלֵ֣ק · and kindle
    Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
  9. Obadiah 1:18וְדָלְק֥וּ · Jacob will set it ablaze
    Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.