What does דֶּרֶךְ · גּוֹי mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · גּוֹי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "way, pattern, custom of the nations".
Hebrew · H1870, H1471
דֶּרֶךְ הַגּוֹיִם
A road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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דֶּרֶךְ H1870 a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Pronunciation derek
Path literally walked becomes metaphor for life's moral and spiritual trajectory; covenant-defining directional term
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גּוֹי H1471 a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Pronunciation gwōy
Ethnic or national group distinct from Israel; carries covenantal exclusivity when applied to non-Israelites as Gentiles
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What does דֶּרֶךְ הַגּוֹיִם (derekh haggoyim) mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · גּוֹי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "way, pattern, custom of the nations".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1870, H1471?
H1870, H1471 is connected to 1,279 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. way, pattern, custom of the nations
Strong's H1870, H1471
Lexical occurrences 1,279 verses Source Gloss
way, pattern, custom of the nations
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דֶּרֶךְ הַגּוֹיִם is built from this root:
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