Hebrew word · Strong's H1869

דָּרַךְ

dârak · daw-rak' · word · “to tread, march”

In a sentence

Darak means to tread — to walk a path, march out for battle, draw the bow by foot. The LORD "treads down" his enemies; the righteous tread the way of life.

Darak names the foot pressing the ground. A traveler treads a road; an archer treads down the bow; a warrior treads on enemies.

It overlaps with derek (way, path) — the word for the moral road one walks. To darak the way of the LORD is to walk in his paths.

Strong's reference

Definition: to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)

KJV usage: archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Psalms 25:9 “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.” Micah 1:3 “For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.” Isaiah 63:3 ““I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.