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Lexicon :: Strong's H734 - 'ōraḥ

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אֹרַח
Transliteration
'ōraḥ
Pronunciation
o'-rakh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 161a

Strong’s Definitions

אֹרַח ʼôrach, o'-rakh; from H732; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan:—manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's H734 in the following manner: way (26x), path (25x), highway (1x), wayfaring man (with H5674 08802) (1x), manner (1x), race (1x), ranks (1x), traveller (1x), troops (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's H734 in the following manner: way (26x), path (25x), highway (1x), wayfaring man (with H5674 08802) (1x), manner (1x), race (1x), ranks (1x), traveller (1x), troops (1x).

  1. way, path

    1. path, road

    2. the path, way, passing of life (fig.)

    3. way of living (fig.)

    4. traveller, wayfarer (meton)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֹרַח ʼôrach, o'-rakh; from H732; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan:—manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.
STRONGS H734: Abbreviations
†אֹ֫רַח noun masculineJob 6:18 (feminineProverbs 15:19) way, path (Assyrian urḫu COTGloss, Aramaic אֹרַח, axORuvA) — א׳ absolute Psalm 19:6 +; construct Proverbs 4:18 +; suffix אָרְחִי Job 19:8; Psalm 139:3 ** < Infinitive construct, and || רִבְעִי (Infinitive construct of II. רבע), not דרכי, compare Bae. etc.; plural absolute אֳרָחוֺת Judges 5:6 (twice in verse) construct אָרְחוֺת Job 8:13 +; suffix אָרְחֹתָ֑י Job 13:27; Job 33:11; אָרְחוֺתָם Joel 2:7; Proverbs 9:15; אָרְחֹתֵיהֶם Proverbs 2:15; also אֹרְחֹתָיו Isaiah 2:3 +; אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ Psalm 119:15 + etc.; — way, path (in Hebrew mostly poetry)
1. literal Judges 5:6 (twice in verse) Songs of Deborah (alone = highways, opposed to עֲקַלְקַלּוֺת א׳ crooked (by-paths;) compare also הֹלְכֵי נְתִיבוֺת ib.); Isaiah 33:8 עֹבֵר א׳ = wayfarer (|| מְסִלּוֺת), see also Genesis 49:17 (blessing of Jocob) (|| דֶּרֶךְ) & הֵמְיַשְּׁרִים אָרְחוֺתָם those who make straight their ways (|| עֹבְרֵי דָרֶ֑ךְ) Proverbs 9:15, בּוֺא א׳ go (tread) a path Isaiah 41:3; of course of locusts Joel 2:7 לֹא יְעַבְּטוּן א׳ they confuse not their paths (|| דְּרָכִים); יַמִּים א׳ paths of the seas Psalm 8:9; רוּץ אֹרַח run along a path, figurative of sun Psalm 19:6.
2. figurative path, way, of course & fortunes of life Job 13, 27 = Job 33:11; Job 19:8 (|| נְתִיבוֺת) Psalm 139:3 (|| דֶּרֶךְ) Psalm 142:4 (|| נְתִיבָה) Proverbs 3:6 (|| דֶּרֶךְ) Proverbs 4:18; Proverbs 15:19 (both || id.) Isaiah 26:7 (|| מַעְגָּל) so דֶּרֶךְ אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ Isaiah 3:12; plain or even path מִישׁוֺר א׳ Psalm 27:11; in two cases with a special reference (1) אֹרַח כַּנָּשִׁים Genesis 18:11 (J) of menstruation; (2) אֹרַח לֹא אָשׁוּב אֶהֱלֹךְ a path (which) I shall not return, I am going Job 16:22 i.e. to She’ôl, compare Assyrian name of lower world irṣit lâ târat, land without return, see Jr10,65.
3. figurative way, of mode of living, or of character Job 34:11 (|| פֹּעַל) Psalm 119:9. Specifically:
a. ways of י׳, his mode of action Psalm 25:10;
b. of man's righteousness, called ways of י׳ Psalm 25:4 (|| דְּרָכִים) Psalm 44:19; Psalm 119:15 (|| מִּקּוּדִים) Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2 (|| דְּרָכִים) compare מִשְׁמָּטֶיךָ א׳ Isaiah 26:8; also way of justice, uprightness, etc. מִשְׁמָּט א׳ Proverbs 2:8 (|| דֶּרֶח) Proverbs 17:23; Isaiah 40:14 (|| דֶּרֶח), ישֶׁר א׳ Proverbs 2:13 (|| id.), צְדָקָה א׳ Proverbs 8:20 (|| נְתִיבוֺת), Proverbs 12:28 (|| דֶּרֶךְ נְתִיבָה); so אֹרַה alone Isaiah 30:11 (|| דֶּרֶךְ) Proverbs 15:10; note especially אֹרַח חַיִּים, path of life, in righteousness & enjoyment of God Psalm 16:11; Proverbs 2:19; Proverbs 5:5; Proverbs 15:24 (opposed to שְׁאוֺל), also לְחַיִּים א׳ Proverbs 10:17 (on these compare Str Proverbs 14:32);
c. of wickedness, מָּרִיץ א׳ way, path of the violent Psalm 17:4, compare also Proverbs 22:25; רְשָׁעְים א׳ Proverbs 4:14 (|| דֶּרֶךְ), בֹּצֵעַ א׳ Proverbs 1:19; followed by abstract שָׁ֑קֶר א׳ Psalm 119:104, so Psalm 119:128 (|| מִּקּוּדִים), also with adjective רָע א׳ Psalm 119:101 compare Proverbs 2:15 (עִקְּשִׁים crooked) called עלָוֺם הָא׳ Job 22:15; note also אֵידָם א׳ their destructive ways, i.e. ways that cause destruction Job 30:12 (compare Job 19:12).
4. by metonomy. traveler, wayfarer Job 31:32 (compare הֵלֶךְ 2 Samuel 12:4) & in plural caravans 2 Samuel 6:18, 19 but read perhaps לָאֹרֵחַ 2Sam 31:32, אֹרְחוֺת 2 Samuel 6:18, 19.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:11; 49:17

Judges

5:6; 5:6

2 Samuel

6:18; 6:18; 6:19; 6:19; 12:4

Job

6:18; 8:13; 13; 13:27; 13:27; 16:22; 19:8; 19:8; 19:12; 22:15; 30:12; 31:32; 33:11; 33:11; 34:11

Psalms

8:9; 16:11; 17:4; 19:6; 19:6; 25:4; 25:10; 27:11; 44:19; 119:9; 119:15; 119:15; 119:101; 119:104; 119:128; 139:3; 139:3; 142:4

Proverbs

1:19; 2:8; 2:13; 2:15; 2:15; 2:19; 3:6; 4:14; 4:18; 4:18; 5:5; 8:20; 9:15; 9:15; 10:17; 12:28; 14:32; 15:10; 15:19; 15:19; 15:24; 17:23; 22:25

Isaiah

2:3; 2:3; 3:12; 26:7; 26:8; 30:11; 33:8; 40:14; 41:3

Joel

2:7; 2:7

Micah

4:2

H734

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Strong's Number H734 matches the Hebrew אֹרַח ('ōraḥ),
which occurs 60 times in 58 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 18:11–Isa 3:12)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:11 - Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - Dan shall be a serpent by the way,
A viper by the path,
That bites the horse’s heels
So that its rider shall fall backward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:6 - “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,
In the days of Jael,
The highways were deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:18 - The paths of their way turn aside,
They go nowhere and perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19 - The caravans of Tema look,
The travelers of Sheba hope for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:13 - So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:27 - You put my feet in the stocks,
And watch closely all my paths.
You set a limit[fn] for the soles of my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:22 - For when a few years are finished,
I shall go the way of no return.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:8 - He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
And He has set darkness in my paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:15 - Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:12 - At my right hand the rabble arises;
They push away my feet,
And they raise against me their ways of destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:32 - (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street,
For I have opened my doors to the traveler[fn]);

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:11 - He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:11 - For He repays man according to his work,
And makes man to find a reward according to his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8 - The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:11 - You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:5 - Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:4 - Show me Your ways, O LORD;
Teach me Your paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:10 - All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth,
To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:11 - Teach me Your way, O LORD,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps departed from Your way;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - BETH
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15 - I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:101

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:104

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104 - Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:128

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:3 - You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly set a snare for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 - So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
It takes away the life of its owners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:8 - He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:13 - From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:15 - Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:19 - None who go to her return,
Nor do they regain the paths of life—

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:20 - So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:6 - In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[fn] your paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14 - Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the path of the just is like the shining sun,[fn]
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:6 - Lest you ponder her path of life—
Her ways are unstable;
You do not know them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:20 - I traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15 - To call to those who pass by,
Who go straight on their way:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:17 - He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction goes astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28 - In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And he who hates correction will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:19 - The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:24 - The way of life winds upward for the wise,
That he may turn away from hell[fn] below.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back[fn]
To pervert the ways of justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 - Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:3 - Many people shall come and say,
“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”

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