Lexicon dalaq: To burn, to pursue, to chase Original Word: דָּלַק 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 Origina 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, ![]() 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 rootCorresponding 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. 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." 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 yiḏlaqLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Psalm 7:13 Psalm 10:2 Proverbs 26:23 Isaiah 5:11 Lamentations 4:19 Ezekiel 24:10 Obadiah 1:18 9 Occurrences |