What does עַל · פֶּה · דֶּרֶךְ mean in the Bible?
עַל · פֶּה · דֶּרֶךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "according to the mouth of his way, according to his way".
Hebrew · H5921, H6310, H1870
עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ
Above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications · the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to · a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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עַלH5921above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
פֶּהH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing ), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech ); specifically edge , portion or side ; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Pronunciationpeh
Speech-organ extended to mean edge, boundary, or measure; "according to the mouth" expresses conformity.
Open lexicon entry →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 →What does עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ (al-pi darko) mean in the Bible?
עַל · פֶּה · דֶּרֶךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "according to the mouth of his way, according to his way".
Full entry for עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ (H5921, H6310, H1870) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5921, H6310, H1870?
H5921, H6310, H1870 is connected to 6,991 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. according to the mouth of his way, according to his way
Strong'sH5921, H6310, H1870
Lexical occurrences6,991 versesSource Gloss
according to the mouth of his way, according to his way
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ is built from this root:
עַלH5920