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Proverbs 7:27
“Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דֶּרֶךְderek · deh'-rek
H1870 · Hebrew
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
- דַּרְכֵ֣י — common noun, both genders, plural, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 712 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:24Genesis 6:12Genesis 16:7Genesis 18:19Genesis 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.
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.