1814. dalaq
Lexicon
dalaq: To burn, to pursue, to chase

Original Word: דָּלַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dalaq
Pronunciation: dah-lak'
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-lak')
Definition: To burn, to pursue, to chase
Meaning: to flame

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecutor, pursue hotly

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to burn, hotly pursue
NASB Translation
burning (1), chased (1), chasing (1), fiery shafts (1), hotly pursue (1), hotly pursued (1), inflame (1), kindle (1), set them on fire (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דָּלַק verb burn (intransitive), hotly pursue (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic דְּלַק, all intransitive burn, kindle; Hiph`il, Aph`el transitive) —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular דָּלַקְתָּ Genesis 31:36; 3masculine plural וְדָֽלְקוּ consecutive Obadiah 18; suffix דְּלָקֻנִי Lamentations 4:19; Imperfect יִדְלַק Psalm 10:2; Infinitive construct דְּלֹק 1 Samuel 17:53; Participle active plural דֹּלְקִים Psalm 7:14; Proverbs 26:23; —

1 burn, וְדָֽלְקוּ בָהֶם Obadiah 18 (figurative of Israel ravaging among Edomites, "" וַאֲכָלוּם; on construction with בְּ compare 2 Kings 17:25); also in חִצָּיו לְדֹלְקִים יִפְעָ֑ל Psalm 7:14 his arrows he maketh burning ones (subject God) RV De Che and others; & שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים Proverbs 26:23 burning (fervent) lips (opposed to לֵב רָ֑ע).

2 hotly pursue Genesis 31:36 (E; followed by אַחֲרֵי) 1 Samuel 17:53 (followed by id.); Psalm 10:2; Lamentations 4:19 (both followed by accusative)

Hiph`il Imperfect suffix יַדְלִיקֵם Isaiah 5:11; Imperative הַדְלֵק Ezekiel 24:10; — inflame, with accusative, subject wine Isaiah 5:11; kindle object הָאֵשׁ Ezekiel 24:10.

[דְּלַק] verb burn (Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Participle active דָּלִ֑ק (K§ 29, 1) Daniel 7:9 burning fire.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1386 (dokimos): Though not directly related in meaning, this Greek term refers to something that is approved or tested, often by fire.
G1572 (ekkaio): This Greek verb means to kindle or set on fire, closely aligning with the literal sense of דָּלַק.
G1578 (ekkausis): Refers to a burning or kindling, similar to the act of igniting a flame.
G2545 (kaio): To burn or light a fire, directly corresponding to the primary sense of דָּלַק.
G2614 (katakaio): To burn up or consume by fire, reflecting the consuming aspect of flames as seen in the Hebrew usage.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term דָּלַק, illustrating its application in both literal and metaphorical contexts within the biblical narrative.

Usage: The verb דָּלַק appears in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, primarily conveying the idea of burning or kindling a flame. It is also used metaphorically to describe the act of pursuing or chasing after something with intensity, akin to a flame's relentless nature.

Context: • The root דָּלַק is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe both literal and figurative burning. In its literal sense, it refers to the act of kindling or igniting a fire. For example, in Psalm 104:4, the imagery of flames is used to describe the natural elements under God's command: "He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants."
• Metaphorically, דָּלַק is employed to depict the fervent pursuit of an object or person, as seen in 1 Samuel 17:53, where the Israelites pursue the Philistines: "The Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines and plundered their camp."
• The term also appears in contexts of divine judgment or wrath, where God's anger is likened to a consuming fire, as in Isaiah 30:27: "Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger, and in dense smoke."
• דָּלַק is a vivid term that captures both the physical and emotional intensity associated with fire, whether in the context of literal flames or the metaphorical flames of passion, pursuit, or divine wrath.

Forms and Transliterations
דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ דָלַ֖קְתָּ דֹּלְקִ֣ים דלקים דלקנו דלקת הַדְלֵ֣ק הדלק וְדָלְק֥וּ ודלקו יִדְלַ֣ק יַדְלִיקֵֽם׃ ידליקם׃ ידלק לְֽדֹלְקִ֥ים לדלקים מִדְּלֹ֖ק מדלק ḏā·laq·tā daLakta ḏālaqtā də·lā·qu·nū delaKunu dəlāqunū dō·lə·qîm doleKim dōləqîm haḏ·lêq hadLek haḏlêq lə·ḏō·lə·qîm ledoleKim ləḏōləqîm mid·də·lōq middeLok middəlōq vedalKu wə·ḏā·lə·qū wəḏāləqū yaḏ·lî·qêm yadliKem yaḏlîqêm yiḏ·laq yidLak yiḏlaq
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 31:36
HEB: חַטָּאתִ֔י כִּ֥י דָלַ֖קְתָּ אַחֲרָֽי׃
NAS: is my sin that you have hotly pursued me?
KJV: what [is] my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
INT: is my sin that you have hotly after that

1 Samuel 17:53
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִדְּלֹ֖ק אַחֲרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
NAS: returned from chasing the Philistines
KJV: returned from chasing after
INT: the sons of Israel chasing after the Philistines

Psalm 7:13
HEB: מָ֑וֶת חִ֝צָּ֗יו לְֽדֹלְקִ֥ים יִפְעָֽל׃
NAS: He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
KJV: his arrows against the persecutors.
INT: deadly his arrows fiery makes

Psalm 10:2
HEB: בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ ׀
NAS: the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;
KJV: in [his] pride doth persecute the poor:
INT: pride the wicked hotly the afflicted them be caught

Proverbs 26:23
HEB: חָ֑רֶשׂ שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְלֶב־ רָֽע׃
NAS: dross Are burning lips
KJV: Burning lips and a wicked
INT: an earthen lips are burning heart wicked

Isaiah 5:11
HEB: בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף יַ֖יִן יַדְלִיקֵֽם׃
NAS: that wine may inflame them!
KJV: until night, [till] wine inflame them!
INT: the evening wine may inflame

Lamentations 4:19
HEB: עַל־ הֶהָרִ֣ים דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר אָ֥רְבוּ
NAS: of the sky; They chased us on the mountains,
KJV: of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains,
INT: on the mountains chased the wilderness waited

Ezekiel 24:10
HEB: הַרְבֵּ֤ה הָעֵצִים֙ הַדְלֵ֣ק הָאֵ֔שׁ הָתֵ֖ם
NAS: on the wood, kindle the fire,
KJV: Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume
INT: Heap the wood kindle the fire Boil

Obadiah 1:18
HEB: עֵשָׂו֙ לְקַ֔שׁ וְדָלְק֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם וַאֲכָל֑וּם
NAS: [will be] as stubble. And they will set them on fire and consume
KJV: for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour
INT: of Esau stubble will set and consume will be no

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1814
9 Occurrences


ḏā·laq·tā — 1 Occ.
də·lā·qu·nū — 1 Occ.
dō·lə·qîm — 1 Occ.
haḏ·lêq — 1 Occ.
lə·ḏō·lə·qîm — 1 Occ.
mid·də·lōq — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏā·lə·qū — 1 Occ.
yaḏ·lî·qêm — 1 Occ.
yiḏ·laq — 1 Occ.















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