Hebrew · H1870, H3477 · unreviewed

דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה

A road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · straight (literally or figuratively)

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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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יָשָׁר H3477 straight (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation yashar
Ethical straightness: literal rectitude becomes moral uprightness, especially God's righteous ordering of creation and covenant
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What does דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה (derek yəšārâ) mean in the Bible?

דֶּרֶךְ · יָשָׁר is a Hebrew word meaning "right way, safe way, straight path".

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Meaning

right way, safe way, straight path
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