What does דֶּרֶךְ · מָוֶת mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · מָוֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "path of death, route leading to destruction".
Hebrew · H1870, H4194
דֶּרֶךְ הַמָּוֶת
A road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
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דֶּרֶךְH1870a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Pronunciationderek
Path literally walked becomes metaphor for life's moral and spiritual trajectory; covenant-defining directional term
Open lexicon entry →מָוֶתH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
Pronunciationmavet
Death as ultimate enemy and boundary: encompasses natural mortality, violent end, and the abode of the dead as theological threat to covenant life
Open lexicon entry →What does דֶּרֶךְ הַמָּוֶת (derekh hammavet) mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · מָוֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "path of death, route leading to destruction".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1870, H4194?
H1870, H4194 is connected to 870 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. path of death, route leading to destruction
Strong'sH1870, H4194
Lexical occurrences870 versesSource Gloss
path of death, route leading to destruction
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דֶּרֶךְ הַמָּוֶת is built from this root: