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אֹרַח

A well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

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אֹרַחH734
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.

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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.

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 path8×Genesis 49:17, Psalms 16:11, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 5:6
the paths5×Psalms 8:8, Proverbs 2:8, Proverbs 2:19, Proverbs 2:20
path3×Job 22:15, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 119:101
in His paths2×Isaiah 2:3, Micah 4:2
my paths2×Job 13:27, Job 33:11
paths2×Proverbs 2:13, Proverbs 2:15
way2×Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:128
ways2×Job 34:11, Psalms 25:10
. . .1×Isaiah 33:8
[we walk] in the path1×Isaiah 26:8
Along the path1×Psalms 142:3
but the path1×Proverbs 15:19
Caravans1×Job 6:18
from the course1×Joel 2:7
from your paths1×Isaiah 3:12
his course1×Psalms 19:5
his ways1×Proverbs 22:25
in the path1×Proverbs 12:28
in the way1×Proverbs 8:20
is on the path1×Proverbs 10:17
is the destiny1×Job 8:13
keep his way1×Psalms 119:9
my way1×Job 19:8
on the path1×Proverbs 4:14
siege ramps1×Job 30:12
the age of childbearing1×Genesis 18:11
The caravans1×Job 6:19
the course1×Proverbs 17:23
the fate1×Proverbs 1:19
the highways1×Judges 5:6
the road1×Isaiah 30:11
the way1×Job 16:22
the ways1×Psalms 17:4
their paths {straight}1×Proverbs 9:15
to the traveler1×Job 31:32
vvv1×Judges 5:6
Your path1×Psalms 44:18
Your paths1×Psalms 25:4
your paths {straight}1×Proverbs 3:6
Your ways1×Psalms 119:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:11אֹ֖רַחtothe age of childbearingNoun - common singularGenesis 49:17אֹ֑רַחtothe pathNoun - common singularJudges 5:6אֳרָח֑וֹתtothe highwaysNoun - common pluralJudges 5:6אֳרָח֖וֹתtovvvNoun - common pluralJob 6:18אָרְח֣וֹתtoCaravansNoun - common plural constructJob 6:19אָרְח֣וֹתtoThe caravansNoun - common plural constructJob 8:13אָ֭רְחוֹתtois the destinyNoun - common plural constructJob 13:27אָרְחוֹתָ֑יtomy pathsNoun - common plural construct | first person common singularJob 16:22וְאֹ֖רַחtothe wayConjunctive waw | Noun - common singularJob 19:8אָרְחִ֣יtomy wayNoun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 18:11
Aligned rows58
Books represented8
Genesis2Judges2Job11Psalms14Proverbs19Isaiah8Joel1Micah1
Source forms
אָרְח֣וֹת5x’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯJob 6:18, Job 6:19, Psalms 25:10, Proverbs 2:8
אָרְח֥וֹת5x’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯJob 30:12, Psalms 8:8, Psalms 17:4, Proverbs 2:19
אֹ֑רַח4x’ō·raḥGenesis 49:17, Proverbs 15:10, Isaiah 30:11, Isaiah 33:8
אֹ֣רַח4x’ō·raḥPsalms 119:101, Proverbs 5:6, Proverbs 10:17, Proverbs 15:24
בְּאֹ֣רַח3xbə·’ō·raḥPsalms 27:11, Proverbs 4:14, Isaiah 40:14
בְּאֹֽרַח־3xbə·’ō·raḥ-Psalms 142:3, Proverbs 8:20, Proverbs 12:28
אֹ֖רַח2x’ō·raḥGenesis 18:11, Psalms 119:128
אֹ֥רַח2x’ō·raḥIsaiah 26:7, Isaiah 41:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - common plural construct12xJob 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13, Job 30:12
Noun - common singular10xGenesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Psalms 19:5, Psalms 119:101
Noun - common singular construct6xPsalms 16:11, Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:128, Proverbs 5:6
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct6xPsalms 27:11, Psalms 142:3, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 8:20
Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular4xPsalms 25:4, Psalms 119:15, Proverbs 3:6, Isaiah 3:12
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural3xProverbs 2:15, Proverbs 9:15, Joel 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct2xProverbs 4:18, Proverbs 15:19
Noun - common plural2xJudges 5:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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