דֶּ֫רֶךְ
way
also: road, distance, journey, manner fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Both
- Attested as both masculine and feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Dual
- Exactly two — for natural pairs and some measures of time.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Both, Singular, Construct 335 times (47%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Singular, Absolute 212 times (30%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Construct 156 times (22%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Absolute 7 times (1%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Dual, Absolute 2 times (0%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 712 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Page 2 of 4 — showing verses 201–400 of 626 distinct verses where H1870 appears, across 32 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
1 Kings 39 verses
- 1 Kings 16:2 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs Because I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
- 1 Kings 16:19 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
- 1 Kings 16:26 דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ n c bs cs For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
- 1 Kings 18:6 בְּ/דֶ֤רֶךְ בְּ/דֶרֶךְ prep + n c bs prep + n c bs So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
- 1 Kings 18:7 בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ prep det + n c bs As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?
- 1 Kings 18:27 דֶ֣רֶךְ n c bs It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleeps and must be awakened.
- 1 Kings 18:43 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs cs He said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. He went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. He said, Go again seven times.
- 1 Kings 19:4 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs cs But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
- 1 Kings 19:7 הַ/דָּֽרֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs The angel of Yahweh came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.
- 1 Kings 19:15 לְ/דַרְכְּ/ךָ֖ prep + n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to him, Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when you come, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria;
- 1 Kings 20:38 הַ/דָּ֑רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
- 1 Kings 22:43 דֶּ֛רֶךְ n c bs cs He walked in all the way of Asa his father; He didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh: however the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
- 1 Kings 22:52 בְּ/דֶ֤רֶךְ וּ/בְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ וּ/בְ/דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ prep + n c bs cs conj + prep + n c bs cs conj + prep + n c bs cs He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in which he made Israel to sin.
2 Kings 20 verses
- 2 Kings 2:23 בַ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ prep det + n c bs He went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead.
- 2 Kings 3:8 הַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֖רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs n c bs cs He said, Which way shall we go up? He answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
- 2 Kings 3:9 דֶּ֖רֶךְ n c bs cs So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the animals that followed them.
- 2 Kings 3:20 מִ/דֶּ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs It happened in the morning, about the time of offering the offering, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
- 2 Kings 6:19 הַ/דֶּרֶךְ֮ ptcl def.art + n c bs Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. He led them to Samaria.
- 2 Kings 7:15 הַ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs They went after them to the Jordan: and, behold, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned, and told the king.
- 2 Kings 8:18 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
- 2 Kings 8:27 בְּ/דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ prep + n c bs cs He walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
- 2 Kings 9:27 דֶּ֖רֶךְ n c bs cs But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: [and they struck him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.
- 2 Kings 10:12 בַּ/דָּֽרֶךְ prep det + n c bs He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,
- 2 Kings 11:16 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs cs So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses' entry to the king's house: and there was she slain.
- 2 Kings 11:19 דֶּֽרֶך n c bs cs He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
- 2 Kings 16:3 בְּ/דֶ֖רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel.
- 2 Kings 17:13 מִ/דַּרְכֵי/כֶ֤ם prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 2mp Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn you from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
- 2 Kings 19:28 בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ prep det + n c bs Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
- 2 Kings 19:33 בַּ/דֶּ֥רֶךְ prep det + n c bs By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come to this city, says Yahweh.
- 2 Kings 21:21 הַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs He walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them:
- 2 Kings 21:22 בְּ/דֶ֥רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of Yahweh.
- 2 Kings 22:2 דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ n c bs cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
- 2 Kings 25:4 דֶּ֜רֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ n c bs cs n c bs cs Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and [the king] went by the way of the Arabah.
2 Chronicles 23 verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:16 דַּרְכָּ֗/ם n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.
- 2 Chronicles 6:23 דַּרְכּ֖/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms then hear from heaven, and do, and judge your servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way on his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
- 2 Chronicles 6:27 הַ/דֶּ֥רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
- 2 Chronicles 6:30 דְּרָכָ֔י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms then hear from heaven, your dwelling-place and forgive, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of the children of men;)
- 2 Chronicles 6:31 בִּ/דְרָכֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms that they may fear you, to walk in your ways, so long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 6:34 בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ prep det + n c bs n c bs cs If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;
- 2 Chronicles 6:38 דֶּ֤רֶךְ n c bs cs if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name:
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 מִ/דַּרְכֵי/הֶ֣ם prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
- 2 Chronicles 11:17 בְּ/דֶ֧רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 13:22 וּ/דְרָכָ֖י/ו conj + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms The rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
- 2 Chronicles 17:3 בְּ/דַרְכֵ֞י prep + n c bp cs Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,
- 2 Chronicles 17:6 בְּ/דַרְכֵ֣י prep + n c bp cs His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 18:23 הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yahweh from me to speak to you?
- 2 Chronicles 20:32 בְּ/דֶ֛רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 21:6 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 21:12 בְּ/דַרְכֵי֙ וּ/בְ/דַרְכֵ֖י prep + n c bp cs conj + prep + n c bp cs There came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 21:13 בְּ/דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ prep + n c bs cs but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like as the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:
- 2 Chronicles 22:3 בְּ/דַרְכֵ֖י prep + n c bp cs He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
- 2 Chronicles 27:6 דְּרָכָ֔י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
- 2 Chronicles 27:7 וּ/דְרָכָ֑י/ו conj + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 28:2 בְּ/דַרְכֵ֖י prep + n c bp cs but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.
- 2 Chronicles 28:26 דְּרָכָ֔י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 34:2 בְּ/דַרְכֵי֙ prep + n c bp cs He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Ezra 3 verses
- Ezra 8:21 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
- Ezra 8:22 בַּ/דָּ֑רֶךְ prep det + n c bs For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.
- Ezra 8:31 הַ/דָּֽרֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit by the way.
Nehemiah 2 verses
- Nehemiah 9:12 הַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs Moreover in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
- Nehemiah 9:19 בְּ/הַ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ הַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ prep + ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs yet you in your manifold mercies didn't forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn't depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.
Job 32 verses
- Job 3:23 דַּרְכּ֣/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, Whom God has hedged in?
- Job 4:6 דְּרָכֶֽי/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms Isn't your piety your confidence, The integrity of your ways your hope?
- Job 6:18 דַּרְכָּ֑/ם n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp The caravans that travel beside them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.
- Job 8:19 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, this is the joy of his way: Out of the earth shall others spring.
- Job 12:24 דָֽרֶךְ n c bs He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- Job 13:15 דְּ֝רָכַ֗/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs Behold, he will kill me; I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
- Job 17:9 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
- Job 19:12 דַּרְכָּ֑/ם n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp His troops come on together, Build a siege ramp against me, And encamp around my tent.
- Job 21:14 דְּ֝רָכֶ֗י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms They tell God, 'Depart from us, For we don't want to know about your ways.
- Job 21:29 דָ֑רֶךְ n c bs Haven't you asked wayfaring men? Don't you know their evidences,
- Job 21:31 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?
- Job 22:3 דְּרָכֶֽי/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?
- Job 22:28 דְּ֝רָכֶ֗י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways.
- Job 23:10 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth like gold.
- Job 23:11 דַּרְכּ֖/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms My foot has held fast to his steps. His way have I kept, and not turned aside.
- Job 24:4 מִ/דָּ֑רֶךְ prep + n c bs They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.
- Job 24:13 דְרָכָ֑י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms "These are of those who rebel against the light; They don't know the ways of it, Nor abide in the paths of it.
- Job 24:18 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs cs "They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth: They don't turn into the way of the vineyards.
- Job 24:23 דַּרְכֵי/הֶֽם n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.
- Job 26:14 דרכ/ו דְּרָכָ֗י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
- Job 28:23 דַּרְכָּ֑/הּ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3fs "God understands its way, And he knows its place.
- Job 28:26 וְ֝/דֶ֗רֶךְ conj + n c bs When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
- Job 29:25 דַּרְכָּ/ם֮ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, As one who comforts the mourners.
- Job 31:4 דְרָכָ֑/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs Doesn't he see my ways, And number all my steps?
- Job 31:7 הַ֫/דָּ֥רֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs If my step has turned out of the way, If my heart walked after my eyes, If any defilement has stuck to my hands,
- Job 34:21 דַּרְכֵי n c bp cs "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
- Job 34:27 דְּ֝רָכָ֗י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Because they turned aside from following him, And wouldn't have regard in any of his ways:
- Job 36:23 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, 'You have committed unrighteousness?'
- Job 38:19 הַ֭/דֶּרֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs "What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is the place of it,
- Job 38:24 הַ֭/דֶּרֶךְ ptcl def.art + n c bs By what way is the lightning distributed, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?
- Job 38:25 וְ֝/דֶ֗רֶךְ conj + n c bs Who has cut a channel for the flood water, Or the path for the thunderstorm;
- Job 40:19 דַּרְכֵי n c bp cs He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
Psalms 64 verses
- Psalms 1:1 וּ/בְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ conj + prep + n c bs cs Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
- Psalms 1:6 דֶּ֣רֶךְ וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ n c bs cs conj + n c bs cs For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.
- Psalms 2:12 דֶ֗רֶךְ n c bs Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 5:8 דַּרְכֶּֽ/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
- Psalms 10:5 דרכ/ו דְרָכָ֨י/ו n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms His ways are prosperous at all times; He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight: As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
- Psalms 18:21 דַּרְכֵ֣י n c bp cs For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Psalms 18:30 דַּ֫רְכּ֥/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 18:32 דַּרְכִּֽ/י n c bs cs + sfx pers 1cs The God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
- Psalms 25:4 דְּרָכֶ֣י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths.
- Psalms 25:8 בַּ/דָּֽרֶךְ prep det + n c bs Good and upright is Yahweh, Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
- Psalms 25:9 דַּרְכּֽ/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.
- Psalms 25:12 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
- Psalms 27:11 דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.
- Psalms 32:8 בְּ/דֶֽרֶךְ prep + n c bs I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
- Psalms 35:6 דַרְכָּ֗/ם n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh's angel pursuing them.
- Psalms 36:4 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good; He doesn't abhor evil.
- Psalms 37:5 דַּרְכֶּ֑/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
- Psalms 37:7 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
- Psalms 37:14 דָֽרֶךְ n c bs The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.
- Psalms 37:23 וְ/דַרְכּ֥/וֹ conj + n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
- Psalms 37:34 דַּרְכּ֗/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Psalms 39:1 דְרָכַ/י֮ n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
- Psalms 49:13 דַ֭רְכָּ/ם n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
- Psalms 50:23 דֶּ֑רֶךְ n c bs Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, And prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him."
- Psalms 51:13 דְּרָכֶ֑י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.
- Psalms 67:2 דַּרְכֶּ֑/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms That your way may be known on earth, And your salvation among all nations,
- Psalms 77:13 דַּרְכֶּ֑/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What god is great like God?
- Psalms 77:19 דַּרְכֶּ֗/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Your way was through the sea; Your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
- Psalms 80:12 דָֽרֶךְ n c bs Why have you broken down its walls, So that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
- Psalms 81:13 בִּ/דְרָכַ֥/י prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs Oh that my people would listen to me, That Israel would walk in my ways!
- Psalms 85:13 לְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.
- Psalms 86:11 דַּרְכֶּ֗/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
- Psalms 89:41 דָ֑רֶךְ n c bs All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
- Psalms 91:11 דְּרָכֶֽי/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms For he will give his angels charge over you, To guard you in all your ways.
- Psalms 95:10 דְרָכָֽ/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs Forty long years I was grieved with that generation, And said, "It is a people that errs in their heart. They have not known my ways."
- Psalms 101:2 בְּ/דֶ֬רֶךְ prep + n c bs I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
- Psalms 101:6 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, He will serve me.
- Psalms 102:23 בַ/דֶּ֥רֶךְ prep det + n c bs He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.
- Psalms 103:7 דְּרָכָ֣י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms He made known his ways to Moses, His deeds to the children of Israel.
- Psalms 107:4 דָּ֑רֶךְ n c bs They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
- Psalms 107:7 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in.
- Psalms 107:17 מִ/דֶּ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.
- Psalms 107:40 דָֽרֶךְ n c bs He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
- Psalms 110:7 בַּ/דֶּ֣רֶךְ prep det + n c bs He will drink of the brook in the way; Therefore he will lift up his head.
- Psalms 119:1 דָ֑רֶךְ n c bs Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, Who walk according to Yahweh's law.
- Psalms 119:3 בִּ/דְרָכָ֥י/ו prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
- Psalms 119:5 דְרָכָ֗/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes!
- Psalms 119:14 בְּ/דֶ֖רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
- Psalms 119:26 דְּרָכַ֣/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
- Psalms 119:27 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs cs Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
- Psalms 119:29 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs cs Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
- Psalms 119:30 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs cs I have chosen the way of truth. I have set my heart on your law.
- Psalms 119:32 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs cs I run in the path of your commandments, For you have set my heart free.
- Psalms 119:33 דֶּ֥רֶךְ n c bs cs Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
- Psalms 119:37 בִּ/דְרָכֶ֥/ךָ prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
- Psalms 119:59 דְרָכָ֑/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs I considered my ways, And turned my steps to your statutes.
- Psalms 119:168 דְּרָכַ֣/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, For all my ways are before you.
- Psalms 128:1 בִּ/דְרָכָֽי/ו prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, Who walks in his ways.
- Psalms 138:5 בְּ/דַרְכֵ֣י prep + n c bp cs Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; For great is Yahweh's glory.
- Psalms 139:3 דְּרָכַ֥/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs You search out my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
- Psalms 139:24 דֶּֽרֶךְ בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ n c bs cs prep + n c bs cs See if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
- Psalms 143:8 דֶּֽרֶךְ n c bs Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, For I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to you.
- Psalms 145:17 דְּרָכָ֑י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.
- Psalms 146:9 וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, But the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
Proverbs 69 verses
- Proverbs 1:15 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,
- Proverbs 1:31 דַרְכָּ֑/ם n c bs cs + sfx pers 3mp Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own schemes.
- Proverbs 2:8 וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
- Proverbs 2:12 מִ/דֶּ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs To deliver you from the way of evil, From the men who speak perverse things;
- Proverbs 2:13 בְּ/דַרְכֵי prep + n c bp cs Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
- Proverbs 2:20 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
- Proverbs 3:6 דְּרָכֶ֥י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will direct your paths.
- Proverbs 3:17 דְּרָכֶ֥י/הָ דַרְכֵי n c bp cs + sfx pers 3fs n c bs cs Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
- Proverbs 3:23 דַּרְכֶּ֑/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble.
- Proverbs 3:31 דְּרָכָֽי/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
- Proverbs 4:11 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
- Proverbs 4:14 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
- Proverbs 4:19 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs cs The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.
- Proverbs 4:26 דְּרָכֶ֥י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
- Proverbs 5:8 דַרְכֶּ֑/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house,
- Proverbs 5:21 דַּרְכֵי n c bp cs For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.
- Proverbs 6:6 דְרָכֶ֣י/הָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 3fs Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
- Proverbs 6:23 וְ/דֶ֥רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
- Proverbs 7:8 וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs Passing through the street near her corner, He went the way to her house,
- Proverbs 7:19 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.
- Proverbs 7:25 דְּרָכֶ֣י/הָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 3fs Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,
- Proverbs 7:27 דַּרְכֵ֣י n c bp cs Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.
- Proverbs 8:2 דָ֑רֶךְ n c bs On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she stands.
- Proverbs 8:13 וְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ conj + n c bs The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
- Proverbs 8:22 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms "Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, Before his deeds of old.
- Proverbs 8:32 דְּרָכַ֥/י n c bp cs + sfx pers 1cs "Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, For blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 9:6 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ prep + n c bs cs Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."
- Proverbs 9:15 דָ֑רֶךְ n c bs To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their ways,
- Proverbs 10:9 דְּ֝רָכָ֗י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.
- Proverbs 10:29 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs cs The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 11:5 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
- Proverbs 11:20 דָֽרֶךְ n c bs Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, But those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
- Proverbs 12:15 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs cs The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 12:26 וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs A righteous person is cautious in friendship, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
- Proverbs 12:28 וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs In the way of righteousness is life; In its path there is no death.
- Proverbs 13:6 דָּ֑רֶךְ n c bs Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
- Proverbs 13:15 וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ conj + n c bs cs Good understanding wins favor; But the way of the unfaithful is hard.
- Proverbs 14:2 דְּרָכָ֣י/ו n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
- Proverbs 14:8 דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
- Proverbs 14:12 דֶּ֣רֶךְ דַּרְכֵי n c bs n c bp cs There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.
- Proverbs 14:14 מִ/דְּרָכָ֣י/ו prep + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3ms The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; Likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
- Proverbs 15:9 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But he loves him who follows after righteousness.
- Proverbs 15:19 דֶּ֣רֶךְ n c bs The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, But the path of the upright is a highway.
About this entry
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“way” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun דרך (derek). Beyond “way” it also covers “road”, “distance”, and “journey” — see its full sense range. With 626 verses in 32 books, it is one of the most common word in the Hebrew Bible. First canonically at Genesis 3:24, it enters the text early. It clusters with דרך and מדרך under a shared root. See the sense tree, 626-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
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About this word
Strong's H1870 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 626
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 626 distinct verses.
- 32 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 32 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #72
- by frequency
- Top 100 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 72 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 626 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 626 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 317 verses · 51%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 204 verses · 33%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 105 verses · 17%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Way 377×, Ways 106×, Toward 21×
- American Standard Version: Way 354×, Ways 97×, Toward 15×
- Berean Standard Bible: Way 182×, Ways 160×, Road 47×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Way 199×, Ways 128×, Way of 112×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H1870 across 701 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 93 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 4 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H1870 across 697 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 137 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H1870 across 652 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 81 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 52 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H1870 across 737 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 67 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
14 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 14 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. way, road, path Gn 35:3 (E) 38:16, 21 (both J) 48:7 (P), 49:17 (J; poem) Lv 26:22 (H, only here in Lv) Nu 22:22, 23(×3), 31, 34 (all JE) Dt 6:7; 22:4, 6; 23:5; 24:9; 25:17, 18 Jos 3:4 (D) Ru 1:7 1 S 4:13 (on text cf. Dr) 15:2; 24;4 2 S 16:13 1 K 13:9, 10(×2), 12, 17, 24(×2), 25, 26, 28; 18:6(×2), 7; 20:38 2 K 2:23; 3:8; 6:19; 7:15, 19:28, 33 = Is 37:29, 34, Ho 6:9; 13:7 Is 43:16, 19; 49:9, 11; 51:10; 57:14(×2) Je 6:25 La 1:5 Ez 21:24, 25; 42:11, 12 Jo 2:7, Ezr 8:22, 31 Jb 12:24 ψ 107:40; 110:7 Pr 7:8; 8:2; 26:13 Ec 10:3; 12:5; cstr. way of (often = to, toward) ד׳ עֵץ הַחַיִּים Gn 3:24 (J) ד׳ שׁוּר 16:7 (J) ד׳ אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים Ex 13:7 (E) ד׳ הַבָּשָׁן Nu 21:33 (JE); cf. Dt 1:2, 19; 3:1 Jos 2:7 (JE) 12:3 1 S 6:9, 12; 13:17, 18(×2); 17:52 2 K 3:20 Is 15:5 Je 2:18(×2); 50:5 Ez 47:15; 48:1; ד׳ הַמִּדְבָּר (of different ways) Ex 13:18 (E) Jos 8:15 (JE) Ju 20:42, cf. Dt 2:8 2 S 2:24 2 K 3:8; ד׳ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּר 2 S 15:23 is corrupt; read ד׳ הַזַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר 𝔊L Dr cf. We: the way of the olive-tree which, etc.; ד׳ הָעֲרָבָה Dt 2:8 and (with diff. reference) 2 S 4:7 2 K 25:4 = Je 52:7, Je 39:4; ד׳ הַכִּכָּר 2 S 18:23; ד׳ יַם־סוּף Nu 14:25; 21:4 (JE Dt 1:40; 2:1; often of gateway, as ד׳ הַשַּׁעַר 2 S 15:2 cf. 2 K 11:19; 25:4 = Je 52:7; Ez 9:2; 43:4; 44:1, 4; 46:9(×5); 47:2; ד׳ אוּלָם הַשַּׁעַר 44:3; 46:2, 8; ד׳ בֵּית הַגָּן 2 K 9:27, ד׳ גַּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ Je 39:4; ד׳ הַיָּם Is 8:23 (cf. Comm. & SchumacherJaulân 63 and PEF Apr. 1889, 78); ד׳ מְבוֹא הַסּוּסִים 2 K 11:16; sq. ָה loc. Gn 35:19 (E), 38:14 (J) 48:7 (P; read אפרתה Ol); ד׳ הַמֶּלֶךְ נֵלֵךְ †Nu 20:17; 21:22 (both JE; Arabic درب السلطان of diff. highroads, cf. Seetzeni. 61, 132, ii. 336 RobBR iii. 141 Di; = מְסִלָּה 20:19) i.e. the highway, used by king with his army; cf. ‖ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ Dt 2:27; i.e. straight (or steadily) along the way; in particular of path, way, in which God moves †בַּיָּם דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ ψ 77:20 (‖ וּשְׁבִילְיךָ֯ בְּמַיִם רַבִּים); וּבִשְׂעָרָה דַּרְכּוֹ Na 1:3; cf. בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ ד׳ י׳ Is 40:3 (‖ יַשְּׁרוּ בָּֽעֲרָבָה מְסִלָּה לאלהינו); also Mal 3:1, comp. Is 43:16, 19 (way made by י׳) & 51:10; path of lightning Jb 28:26; 38:25; of light 38:19, 24, of camel (בִּכְרָה) Je 2:33, of locusts Jo 2:7 (pl.); v. further the four wonderful things Pr 30:19 the way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a damsel (i.e. no trace is left in any case); cf. also v 20 כֵּן דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָ֑פֶת; figure of death אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ הַיּוֹם בְּדֶרֶךְ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ Jos 23:14 I am going to-day in the way of all the earth (D); so also 1 K 2:2 (cf. Gn 19:31 4 a). e.g. Genesis 35:3
- 2. journey Gn 24:21, 40, 42, 56 (all J) Nu 9:10, 13 (P) Jos 9:11, 13 (both JE) 1 K 18:27, 19:7 רַב מִמְּךָ הַדּ׳; לַעֲשׂוֹת ד׳ Ju 17:8; ד׳ בְּאֵר שָׁ֑בַע Am 8:14 (journey of—to—Beersheba cf. Hi St; but text dub., 𝔊 ὁ θεός, cf. Gunning; HoffmZAW 1883, 123 proposes דֹּדְךָ, We בְּאֵרְךָ cf. BuThLz 1892, 62); דֶּרֶךְ חֹל 1 S 21:6 a common (not sacred) journey; especially c. temp. modif. ד׳ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים Gn 30:36 (J) Ex 3:18; 5:3; 8:23 Nu 10:33(×2) (all JE), 33:8 (P) cf. also Gn 31:23 (E) Nu 11:31(×2) (JE), 1 K 19:4, 2 K 3:9; go one’s way הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ †Gn 19:2 (J), 32:2 (E), 33:16 (J) Nu 24:25 Jos 2:16 (both JE), Ju 18:26; 19:27 1 S 1:18; 26:25; 30:2 1 K 1:49 Je 28:11, vid. הלך; also הָפַךְ לְד׳ †1 S 25:12, & (fig.) פָּנָה לְד׳ †Is 53:6 (so 56:11 5 infr.); of זוֹנָה, fig. of Israel, וַתְּפַזְּרִי אֶת־דְּרָכַיִךְ לַזָּרִים Je 3:13. e.g. Genesis 24:21
- 3. of direction, almost or quite = toward, 1 K 8:44, 48 = 2 Ch 6:34, 38 pray toward the city, etc.; 18:43 look toward the sea; especially in Ezek. of looking, going, etc. ד׳ צָפוֹנָה Ez 8:5, 5 cf. 21:2; 40:6; cstr. ד׳ הַקָּדִים Ez 40:10 (del. 𝔊 HiCo) v 22 43:1; ד׳ הַצָּפוֹן 40:20 cf. ד׳ הַדָּרוֹם v 24(×2), ד׳ הַיָּם 41:12, ד׳ הֶחָצֵר 42:7 etc. (c. 28 times Ez); (v. also מִדֶּרֶךְ Ez 9:2 cf. 43:2; 44:3; on ד׳ אַמָּה אֶחָת Ez 42:4 v. VB Co Da) cf. לֹא־יִפְנֶה דֶּרֶךְ בְּרָמִים Jb 24:18. e.g. 1 Kings 8:44
- 4. way, manner:
- a. usage ד׳ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ Gn 19:31 (J; cf. also Jos 23:14 1 K 2:2 supr.). e.g. Genesis 19:31
- b. = customary experience, or condition ד׳ נָשִׁים Gn 31:35 (E). e.g. Genesis 31:35
- c. ד׳ מִצְרַיִם Am 4:10 the manner of Egypt, i.e. as was done in Egypt; Is 10:24, 26 e.g. Amos 4:10
- d. habit of animals, ants Pr 6:6 (pl.) e.g. Proverbs 6:6
- 5. fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings, etc. לֹא תַצְלִיחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶיךָ Dt 28:29 cf. Jos 1:8 (D) 1 S 18:14; 2 S 22:33; = ψ 18:33; Jb 3:23; 8:19; 17:9; 22:28; 24:23; 31:4; 34:21; ψ 10:5; 35:6; 37:5, 7, 23; 91:11; 102:24; 119:37; 128:1; 139:3; 146:9; Pr 2:8; 3:6, 23; 11:5; 20:24; 29:27; 31:3; Is 40:27; 45:13; 48:15; 55:8, 9; Je 2:36; 10:23; 12:1; 23:12; La 3:9, 11; Ho 2:8; 9:8; 10:13; Am 2:7 (ד׳ עְנָוִים); thrice (Ch) in summary of a king’s life, of Abijah וּדְרָכָיו וּדְבָרָיו 2 Ch 13:22; of Jotham וְכָל־מִלְחֲמֹתָיו וּדְרָכָיו 2 Ch 27:7; of Ahaz וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים 2 Ch 28:26; ד׳ אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ Is 3:12 cf. also Is 30:11 and 57:18; = gain Is 56:11, pleasure, etc. Is 58:13. e.g. Deuteronomy 28:29
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- a. of moral action and character הִשְׁחִית כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ Gn 6:12 (P); cf. Je 3:21; יִשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־דַּרְכָּם 1 K 2:4; 8:25 = 2 Ch 6:16; cf. v 39 = 2 Ch 6:30; הֵכִין דְּרָכָיו לִפְנֵי י׳ 2 Ch 27:6; ψ 5:9; 39:2; 49:14; 50:23; 119:5, 26, 59, 168 Pr 4:26; 5:8, 21; 10:9; 14:2, 8, 12; 16:2, 7, 9, 17, 25; 19:3, 16; 21:2, 29 Je 2:33; 6:27; 7:3, 5; 16:17; 17:10; 18:11, 15; 26:13; 32:19(×2) La 3:40 Ez 7:3, 8, 9, 27; 14:22, 23; 18:25, 29, 30; 24:14; 28:15; 33:17, 20; 36:19 Hg 1:5, 7 Zc 1:6; דַּרְכֵי לִבְּךָ Ec 11:9 cf. Is 57:17 (& Je 32:39c. infr.) e.g. Genesis 6:12
- b. of duty (commanded by י׳, etc.) הַדּ׳ יֵלְכוּ בָּהּ Ex 18:20 (E) cf. 32:8 (JE) Dt 9:12, 16; 13:6; 31:29 Ju 2:17 Jb 31:7 ψ 25:8, 12; 32:8; 119:1; 143:8 Pr 21:16; 22:6; 23:19 Is 30:21; 48:17 Je 7:23 Mal 2:8; so too, of wisdom דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם Pr 3:17, ד׳ חָכְמָה 4:11; 8:32; cf. 23:26; ד׳ בִּינָה 9:6 cf. Is 40:14. e.g. Exodus 18:20
- c. specif.: in good sense ד׳ הָטּוֹבָה וְהַיְשָׁרָה 1 S 12:23 1 K 8:36 = 2 Ch 6:27; cf. Pr 16:31 Je 6:16; תֹּם דְּרָכֶיךָ Jb 4:6 cf. 22:3 Pr 13:6; דְּרָכָיו (i.e. of light) Jb 24:13 (‖ נְתִיבֹתָיו); ד׳ צַדִּיקִים ψ 1:6, ד׳ טוֹבִים Pr 2:20, יִשְׁרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ ψ 37:14, תְּמִימֵי דָ֑רֶךְ Pr 11:20 ψ 119:1; ד׳ תָּמִים ψ 101:2, 6, ד׳ אֱמוּנָה ψ 119:30, ד׳ שָׁלוֹם Is 59:8; ד׳ עוֹלָם ψ 139:24, ד׳ חַיִּים Pr 6:23, cf. 12:28 Je 21:8 (opp. ד׳ המות v. infr.); without modifier 1 S 8:3, 5 Jb 13:15; 23:10, לֵב אֶחָד וְד׳ אֶחָד Je 32:39; cf. also a. supr.; especially cstr. before names of good kings 1 K 22:43 2 K 22:2 2 Ch 11:17; 20:32; 21:12(×2) (pl.) so 34:2; cf. דַּרְכֵי דָּוִיד הָרִאשֹׁנִים 2 Ch 17:3 the first ways of David; also דַּרְכֵי עַמִּי Je 12:16. e.g. 1 Samuel 12:23
- d. oftener in bad sense דַּרְכָּם הַקָּשָׁה Ju 2:19, דַּרְכּוֹ הָרָעָה 1 K 13:33, ד׳ רַע Pr 2:12; 8:13; 28:10; cf. 2 K 17:13 2 Ch 7:14 Je 18:11; 23:22; 25:5; 26:3; 35:15; 36:2, 7 Ez 3:18, 19; 13:22; 20:44; 33:11 Jon 3:8, 10 Zc 1:4; ד׳לֹא טוֹב ψ 36:5 Pr 16:29 Is 65:2; דַּרְכֵּךְ זִמָּה Ez 16:27; cf. with completed metaph. ד׳ לֹא סְלוּלָה Je 18:15; further ד׳ שֶׁקֶר ψ 119:29, ד׳ עֹצֶב ψ 139:24, ד׳ פִּשְׁעָם ψ 107:17; דַּרְכֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ Pr 2:13; דַּרְכֵי מָוֶת Pr 14:12 = 16:25; דרך המות Je 21:8, cf. supr. c; ד׳ עָצֵל Pr 15:19 (cf. 6:6); ד׳ חַטָּאִים ψ 1:1 cf. v 6 Pr 1:15; 3:31; 4:19 (ד׳ רְשָׁעִים), 12:15 (ד׳ אֱוִיל), 13:15 (ד׳ בֹּגְדִים), also 15:9; 21:8 Is 55:7; ד׳ עִקֵּשׁ Pr 22:5, cf. עִקֵּשׁ דְּרָכַיִם Pr 28:6 cf. v 18; further, without modifier, Ho 4:9; 12:3 Pr 7:25; 14:14 Is 53:6; 66:3 Je 2:23 (of idolatry רְאִי דַרְכֵּךְ בַּגַּיְא) v 23 4:11 (cf. Hi Gf) v 18 15:7; 22:21 Ez 16:47(×2), 61; 18:23; 20:43; 23:13, 31; 33:8, 9(×2), 11; 36:17(×2), 31, 32 cf. also sub a. supr.; לָתֵת דַּרְכּוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ 1 K 8:32 to place his way upon his head, i.e. requite it on him = 2 Ch 6:23, cf. Ez 7:4; 9:10; 11:21; 16:43; 22:31; פְּרִי דַּרְכָּם Pr 1:31; especially cstr. before names of bad kings ד׳ יָרָבְעָם 1 K 15:34 (cf. v 26) 16:2, 19, 26; 22:53 cf. v 53(×2); also ד׳ מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל 2 K 8:18; 16:3 2 Ch 21:6, 13; 28:2 (pl.); דַּרְכֵי בֵּית אַחְאָב 2 K 8:27 = 2 Ch 22:3 (of Ahaziah, grandson of Ahab); ד׳ הָעָם הַזֶּה Is 8:11, ד׳ הַגּוֹיִם Je 10:2, ד׳ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם Ez 20:30 cf. 2 K 21:21. e.g. Judges 2:19
- e. way of י׳: (a) = his creative activity Jb 26:14; applied in concrete sense to behemoth (hippopotamus) הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל Jb 40:19 (hyperb.); cf. of wisdom רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ Pr 8:22; (b) = his moral administration, Ex 33:13 (pl.; JE); Dt 32:4 2 S 22:31 = ψ 18:31 Jb 21:31; 36:23; אלהים בַּקֹּדֶשׁ דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ ψ 77:14 (‖ מִי אֵל גָּדוֹל כֵּאלֹהִים); ψ 85:14; 103:7; 138:5; 145:17; Pr 10:29 Is 55:8, 9 Je 5:4, 5 Ez 18:25(×2), 29(×2); 33:17, 20 Ho 14:10. (c.) = his commandments וְשָֽׁמְרוּ ד׳ י׳ לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט Gn 18:19 (J); כָּל־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה י׳ Dt 5:30 cf. (pl.) 8:6; 10:12; 11:22, 28; 19:9; 26:17; 28:9; 30:16 Jos 22:5 (D) Ju 2:22 2 S 22:22 = ψ 18:22, 1 K 2:3; 3:14; 8:58; 11:33, 38 2 K 21:22 2 Ch 6:31 Jb 21:14; 23:11; 34:27; ψ 25:4, 9; 27:11; 37:34; 51:15; 67:3; 81:14; 86:11; 95:10; 119:3 Is 2:3 = Mi 4:2, Is 42:24; 58:2; 63:17; 64:4 Zc 3:7 Mal 2:9; cf. וַיִּגְבַּהּ לִבּוֹ בְּדַרְכֵי י׳ 2 Ch 17:6; v. also ד׳ עֵדְוֹתֶיךָ ψ 119:14; ד׳ פִּקּוּדֶיךָ v 27, ד׳ מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָ v 32, ד׳ חֻקֶּיךָ v 33. e.g. Job 26:14
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Dt 17:16 & (less often) f. Ex 18:20 way, road, distance, journey, manner—abs. ד׳ Gn 38:16 +; דָּ֑רֶךְ v 21 +; cstr. דֶּרֶךְ 3:24; sf. דַּרְכִּי 24:42 + 4 times + 2 S 22:33 דַּרְכִּ֯ו; דַּרְכְּךָ Ho 10:13 1 K 19:15; דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ ψ 5:9 + 9 times; דַּרְכֵּךְ Je 2:23 + 8 times; דַּרְכּוֹ Gn 6:12 +; דַּרְכָּהּ 1 S 1:18 Jb 28:23; דַּרְכֵּנוּ Ju 18:5 + 2 times; דַּרְכְּכֶם Gn 19:2 + 3 times; דַּרְבָּם 1 K 2:4 +; du. דְּרָכַיִם Pr 28:6, 18; pl. דְּרָכִים Dt 28:7 + 6 times; cstr. דַּרְכֵי Pr 3:17 + 24 times; sf. דְּרָכַי Jb 13:15 + 17 times, דְּרָכָ֑י ψ 95:10 + 4 times; דְּרָכֶיךָ Dt 28:29 + 16 times; דְּרָכֶךָ Ex 33:13 + 2 times; דְּרָכַיִךְ Je 3:13 + 4 times; דְּרָכָ֑יִךְ Ez 7:3 + 3 times; דְּרָכָיו Dt 10:12 +; דְּרָכֶיהָ Pr 3:17 + 3 times; דְּרָכֵינוּ La 3:40 Zc 1:6; דַּרְכֵיכֶם Lv 26:22 + 17 times; דַּרְכֵיהֶם Je 16:17 + 5 times; דַּרְכֵיהֶן Ez 16:47;—
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Derived from דרך (dârak) (H1869) — to tread.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
דָּרַךְ
- (b. h.) to tread, stamp, walk. Ter. I, 9 ונמלך לדוֹרְכָן and after consideration decided to use them for pressing. Ex. R. s. 15 עתיד לִדְרוֹךְ וכ׳ He will tread with His shoe upon &c.; a. fr.
- to be trodden, pressed. Ter. I, 8 ענבים הנִדְרָכוֹת (Mish. ed. הנִדְרָכִים) grapes in the press or intended for the press.
- to lead, rear, train. Snh. 76ᵇ; Yeb. 62ᵇ המַּדְרִיךְ בניו וכ׳ he who leads his sons … on the right path.
דְּרַךְ
- 1. same. Targ. O. Deut. I, 36. Targ. Is. LIX, 8; a. fr.—Keth. 60ᵇ bot. דדָרְכָא על וכ׳ who stepped upon &c. Sabb. 109ᵃ דדרכא ליה וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. דדריכא) that an ass had stepped on his foot. [Y. Maas. Sh. IV, 55ᶜ top יתיב מדרך, read: מְרַמֵּךְ, v. דְּמַךְ.—Lev. R. s. 27 דרכת עד, read: אוֹרְכַת, v. אֲרִיךְ I.]
- 2. to overtake, v. infra.
- 1. to thresh. Targ. Is. XXVIII, 27 sq.; a. e.
- 2. to lead. Targ. Prov. XXII, 6, v. דְּכִי Af.—Targ. Ps. XXV, 9; a. e.
- 3. to trace, overtake. Targ. Prov. VI, 11; XXIV, 34 ותַדְרְכָיךְ (ed. Lag. ותִידְ׳, Var. ותדרוך, ותדכיך, ותרכיך, h. text כמהלך).—Keth. 60ᵇ; Ab. Zar. 15ᵇ ולא אַדְרְכֵיה and did not find him.
דֶּרֶךְ
- c. (b. h.; preced.) way, road; method, manner. Kidd. 2ᵇ ד׳ לשון וכ׳ derekh is feminine gender &c. Ib. דַרְכּוֹ של אישׁ וכ׳ it is man’s way to carry war, and not woman’s.—Y. Ned. I, beg. 36ᶜ, a. e. התורה דיברה כדַרְכָּהּ, v. לָשׁוֹן. Succ. II, 1 לפי דַרְכֵּינוּ by our way (incidentally). Ab. Zar. 15ᵇ כד׳ שאסור … כך וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. כד׳ שאמרו אסור) on the same principle that &c.; a. v. fr.—דֶּ׳ אֶרֶץ (abbrev. ד׳'א) the way of the land, a) good manners; b) secular occupation, trade; c) (euphem.) sexual connection. Ab. II, 2 study עם ד׳'א combined with a trade. Tosef. Sot. VII, 20 לימדה … ד׳'א וכ׳ the Torah teaches incidentally the proper conduct that one must first build a house &c.—Gitt. 70ᵃ bot. ד׳ וד׳'א וכ׳ travelling, marital connection &c. Gen. R. s. 18, end. Gen. R. s. 22, beg.—Ib. s. 80 כדַרְכָּהּ natural gratification of sexual appetite, שלא כד׳ unnatural. Ib. s. 18, end; a. fr.—Snh. 31ᵇ העביר עלי את הד׳ mutilated me (oth. interpret.: wronged me in business).—Pl. דְּרָכִים. Kidd. I, 1. R. Hash. 17ᵃ פירשו מדַּרְכֵי ציבור they deviated from the ways of the community, became heretics.—דרכי אמורי, v. אֱמוֹרִי.—דרכי שלום ways of peace (ref. to Prov. III, 17); מפני ד׳ ש׳ because the ways of the Law are ways of peace (differ. fr. משים איבה, v. אֵיבָה), i.e. it is a demand of equity, good manners &c., though no special law can be quoted for it. Gitt. V, 8 sq.; a. fr.—(ד׳'א) דרך ארץ Derekh Erets (Manners), name of a treatise attached to Talmud editions, divided into Rabba (Large), and Zuta (Small). e.g. Proverbs 3:17
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Forms in the corpus
The 283 distinct written forms H1870 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 223 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 591 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 626 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 3:24
- Exodus 3:18
- Leviticus 26:22
- Numbers 9:10
- Deuteronomy 1:2
- Joshua 1:8
- Judges 2:17
- Ruth 1:7
- 1 Samuel 1:18
- 2 Samuel 2:24
- 1 Kings 1:49
- 2 Kings 2:23
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
