What does דֶּרֶךְ · אֶחָד · שֶׁבַע mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · אֶחָד · שֶׁבַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb".
Hebrew · H1870, H259, H7651
בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד ... בְּשִׁבְעָה דְרָכִים
A road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first · seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number
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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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אֶחָד H259 properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
Pronunciation echad
One fundamentally means "united" or "unified" — emphasizing wholeness and integration rather than mere singularity or counting.
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שֶׁבַע H7651 seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times ; by implication, a week ; by extension, an indefinite number
Pronunciation šebaʿ
Seven carries sacred completeness and divine fullness; extends to indefinite multiplicity in covenantal contexts
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What does בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד ... בְּשִׁבְעָה דְרָכִים (be-derekh echad ... be-shiv'ah derakhim) mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · אֶחָד · שֶׁבַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb".
Full entry for בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד ... בְּשִׁבְעָה דְרָכִים (H1870, H259, H7651) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1870, H259, H7651?
H1870, H259, H7651 is connected to 2,082 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Strong's H1870, H259, H7651
Lexical occurrences 2,082 verses Source Gloss
a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד ... בְּשִׁבְעָה דְרָכִים is built from this root:
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