What does נָתִיב · דֶּרֶךְ · סָלַל mean in the Bible?
נָתִיב · דֶּרֶךְ · סָלַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "byways, unprepared road".
Hebrew · H5410, H1870, H5549
נְתִיבוֹת דֶּרֶךְ לֹא סְלוּלָה
A (beaten) track · a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt ; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
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נָתִיב H5410 a (beaten) track
Pronunciation nātiyb
A worn path created by repeated passage; metaphorically, the habitual course or manner of life
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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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סָלַל H5549 to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt ; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
Pronunciation sālal
Build up barrier or elevation; reflexively, to resist or obstruct; figuratively, to exalt or raise high.
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What does נְתִיבוֹת דֶּרֶךְ לֹא סְלוּלָה (netivot derekh lo selulah) mean in the Bible?
נָתִיב · דֶּרֶךְ · סָלַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "byways, unprepared road".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5410, H1870, H5549?
H5410, H1870, H5549 is connected to 750 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. byways, unprepared road
Strong's H5410, H1870, H5549
Lexical occurrences 750 verses Source Gloss
byways, unprepared road
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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