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Lamentations 1:4

“The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דֶּרֶךְderek · deh'-rek
H1870 · Hebrew

Definition: a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Derivation: from H1869 (דָּרַךְ);
KJV renderings: along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
Grammar: דַּרְכֵ֨י — common noun, both genders, plural, construct
Code HNcbpc
Usage: Occurs 712 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:24 Genesis 6:12 Genesis 16:7 Genesis 18:19 Genesis 19:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דֶּרֶךְ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.