What does אֹרַח (’ārəḥôṯ) mean in the Bible?
אֹרַח (’ārəḥôṯ): Well-trodden path suggesting established custom or practice; literal road becomes figurative for habitual conduct or manner of life.
Hebrew · H734
אֹרַח
A well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
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אֹרַח H734
Pronunciation ’ārəḥôṯ
What does אֹרַח (’ārəḥôṯ) mean in the Bible?
אֹרַח (’ārəḥôṯ): Well-trodden path suggesting established custom or practice; literal road becomes figurative for habitual conduct or manner of life.
Full entry for אֹרַח (H734) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H734?
The BSB source-word alignment has 58 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the path (8), the paths (5), path (3), in His paths (2), my paths (2).
Where does אֹרַח (’ārəḥôṯ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (19), Psalms (14), Job (11), Isaiah (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the path 8× Genesis 49:17, Psalms 16:11, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 5:6
the paths 5× Psalms 8:8, Proverbs 2:8, Proverbs 2:19, Proverbs 2:20
path 3× Job 22:15, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 119:101
in His paths 2× Isaiah 2:3, Micah 4:2
my paths 2× Job 13:27, Job 33:11
paths 2× Proverbs 2:13, Proverbs 2:15
way 2× Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:128
ways 2× Job 34:11, Psalms 25:10
. . . 1× Isaiah 33:8
[we walk] in the path 1× Isaiah 26:8
Along the path 1× Psalms 142:3
but the path 1× Proverbs 15:19
Caravans 1× Job 6:18
from the course 1× Joel 2:7
from your paths 1× Isaiah 3:12
his course 1× Psalms 19:5
his ways 1× Proverbs 22:25
in the path 1× Proverbs 12:28
in the way 1× Proverbs 8:20
is on the path 1× Proverbs 10:17
is the destiny 1× Job 8:13
keep his way 1× Psalms 119:9
my way 1× Job 19:8
on the path 1× Proverbs 4:14
siege ramps 1× Job 30:12
the age of childbearing 1× Genesis 18:11
The caravans 1× Job 6:19
the course 1× Proverbs 17:23
the fate 1× Proverbs 1:19
the highways 1× Judges 5:6
the road 1× Isaiah 30:11
the way 1× Job 16:22
the ways 1× Psalms 17:4
their paths {straight} 1× Proverbs 9:15
to the traveler 1× Job 31:32
vvv 1× Judges 5:6
Your path 1× Psalms 44:18
Your paths 1× Psalms 25:4
your paths {straight} 1× Proverbs 3:6
Your ways 1× Psalms 119:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:11 אֹ֖רַח to the age of childbearing Noun - common singular Genesis 49:17 אֹ֑רַח to the path Noun - common singular Judges 5:6 אֳרָח֑וֹת to the highways Noun - common plural Judges 5:6 אֳרָח֖וֹת to vvv Noun - common plural Job 6:18 אָרְח֣וֹת to Caravans Noun - common plural construct Job 6:19 אָרְח֣וֹת to The caravans Noun - common plural construct Job 8:13 אָ֭רְחוֹת to is the destiny Noun - common plural construct Job 13:27 אָרְחוֹתָ֑י to my paths Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular Job 16:22 וְאֹ֖רַח to the way Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Job 19:8 אָרְחִ֣י to my way Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:11
Aligned rows 58
Books represented 8
Genesis 2 Judges 2 Job 11 Psalms 14 Proverbs 19 Isaiah 8 Joel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
אָרְח֣וֹת 5x ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Psalms 25:10, Proverbs 2:8
אָרְח֥וֹת 5x ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ Job 30:12, Psalms 8:8, Psalms 17:4, Proverbs 2:19
אֹ֑רַח 4x ’ō·raḥ Genesis 49:17, Proverbs 15:10, Isaiah 30:11, Isaiah 33:8
אֹ֣רַח 4x ’ō·raḥ Psalms 119:101, Proverbs 5:6, Proverbs 10:17, Proverbs 15:24
בְּאֹ֣רַח 3x bə·’ō·raḥ Psalms 27:11, Proverbs 4:14, Isaiah 40:14
בְּאֹֽרַח־ 3x bə·’ō·raḥ- Psalms 142:3, Proverbs 8:20, Proverbs 12:28
אֹ֖רַח 2x ’ō·raḥ Genesis 18:11, Psalms 119:128
אֹ֥רַח 2x ’ō·raḥ Isaiah 26:7, Isaiah 41:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - common plural construct 12x Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13, Job 30:12
Noun - common singular 10x Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Psalms 19:5, Psalms 119:101
Noun - common singular construct 6x Psalms 16:11, Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:128, Proverbs 5:6
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct 6x Psalms 27:11, Psalms 142:3, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 8:20
Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular 4x Psalms 25:4, Psalms 119:15, Proverbs 3:6, Isaiah 3:12
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Proverbs 2:15, Proverbs 9:15, Joel 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct 2x Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 15:19
Noun - common plural 2x Judges 5:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Well-trodden path suggesting established custom or practice; literal road becomes figurative for habitual conduct or manner of life.
Source Gloss
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Well-trodden path suggesting established custom or practice; literal road becomes figurative for habitual conduct or manner of life.
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan BDB: way Usage: manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Paths, ways, or tracks; used here for the currents and routes of the sea
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Word Origins
אֹרַח is built from this root:
אָרַח H732
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain