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דָּלַג dâlag — to spring

pronounced daw-lag' · Strong's H1801 · 5 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Pi'el, Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as leap.

a primitive root; to spring.

dâlag in each stem

Pi'el

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 3Participle (active) 1

אֲדַלֶּג 2Sam 22:30 Imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular

For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. (KJV)

אֲדַלֶּג Ps 18:30 Imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. (KJV)

מְדַלֵּג֙ Song 2:8 Participle (active), masculine singular

The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. (KJV)

Qal (Pa'al)

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1

הַדּוֹלֵ֛ג Zeph 1:9 Participle (active), masculine singular

In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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