The meaning of “אֹרַח”
Understanding ʼôrach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way. - a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) - also a...
אֹרַח
manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way. - a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) - also a caravan 1) way, path 1a) path, road 1b) the path, way, passing of life (fig.) 1c) way of living (fig.) 1d) traveller, wayfarer (meton)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:17 | “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.” Word: אֹרַח (ʼôrach) | |
| Judges 5:6 | “In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.” Word: אֹרַח (ʼôrach) | |
| Job 19:8 | “He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.” Word: אֹרַח (ʼôrach) | |
| Psalms 44:18 | “Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;” Word: אֹרַח (ʼôrach) | |
| Proverbs 5:6 | “Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.” Word: אֹרַח (ʼôrach) |
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