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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.
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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 59 times in 58 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:11 - And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting the path, biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall backward),

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:6 - In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:18 - Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19 - Behold the ways of the Thæmanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabæans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:13 - Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:27 - And thou hast placed my foot in the stocks; and thou hast watched all my works, and hast penetrated to my heels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:22 - But my years are numbered and their end come, and I shall go by the way by which I shall not return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:8 - I am fenced round about, and can by no means escape: he has set darkness before my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:15 - Wilt thou not mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:12 - They have risen up against me on the right hand of their offspring; they have stretched out their foot, and directed against me the ways of their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:32 - for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:11 - And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:11 - Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:8 - (LXX 8:9) the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the creatures passing through the paths of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:11 - (LXX 15:11) Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand there are delights for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - (LXX 16:4) As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have [fn]guarded myself from hard ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:5 - (LXX 18:6) In the sun he has set his tabernacle; and he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: he will exult as a giant to run his course.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:4 - (LXX 24:4) Shew me thy ways, O Lord; and teach me thy paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:10 - (LXX 24:10) All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth to them that seek his covenant and his testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:11 - (LXX 26:11) Teach me, O Lord, in thy way, and guide me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:18 - (LXX 43:19) And our heart has not gone back; but thou hast turned aside our paths from thy way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - (LXX 118:9) Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping thy words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15 - (LXX 118:15) I will meditate on thy commandments, and consider thy ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - (LXX 118:101) I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104 - (LXX 118:104) I gain understanding by thy commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - (LXX 118:128) Therefore I directed myself according to all thy commandments: I have hated every unjust way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:3 - (LXX 138:3) Thou hast traced my path and my [fn]bed, and hast foreseen all my ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - (LXX 141:4) When my spirit was fainting within me, then thou knewest my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 - These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:8 - that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:13 - Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:15 - whose paths are crooked, and their [fn]courses winding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:19 - None that go by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the [fn]years of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:20 - For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness [fn]easy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:6 - In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly [fn]direct thy paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:14 - Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day [fn]be fully come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:6 - For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:20 - I walk in ways of righteousness, and am conversant with the paths of judgment;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:15 - calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:17 - Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28 - In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries lead to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - The instruction of the simple is known by them that pass by; but they that hate reproofs die disgracefully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:19 - The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:24 - The thoughts of the wise are ways of life, that he may turn aside and escape from hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:25 - lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:3 - And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - O my people, your exactors [fn]strip you, and extortioners rule over you: O my people, they that pronounce you blessed lead you astray, and pervert the path of your feet.

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