הַ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ
𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊
haderekhe
the-way
from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
H1870
Exodus 13:21 · Word #8
Lexicon H1870
| Lemma | דֶּרֶךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤓𐤊 |
| Transliteration | derek |
| Strong's | H1870 |
| In-context | the-way |
Morphology HTd/Ncbsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1870-44
the trodden way
| Root | דרך (d-r-k) |
| Core Meanings | to tread, to step, to march, to press forward, path formed by walking |
| Semantic Range | road, path, journey, direction, manner, conduct, course of life, customary practice |
| Conceptual Significance | "The way" frequently signifies not only a physical road but a moral or covenantal path—such as the way of YHWH or the way of righteousness—expressing a lived pattern shaped by repeated steps of obedience or rebellion. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common gender, singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ־). Though grammatically common gender, it is often treated as feminine in usage; here it is singular and definite. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דֶּרֶךְ derives from the root דרך, "to tread," referring to a path formed by repeated walking. Rendering it as "the trodden way" preserves this concrete root imagery while reflecting the definite article ("the") and singular absolute form indicated by the morphology (Ncbsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דרך (to tread, to step, to march, to press forward, path formed by walking)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1870-01 |
badarekhe | on the trodden path |
H1870-02 |
baderekhe | in the trodden way |
H1870-03 |
bedarekam | by their trodden-way |
H1870-04 |
bedarekhe | on a trodden way |
H1870-05 |
bedarekhey | in the trodden-ways of |
H1870-06 |
bedarekheyhem | in their trodden ways |
H1870-07 |
bederekhe | in the trodden path |
H1870-08 |
behaderekhe | in the trodden road |
H1870-09 |
biderakhay | in my trodden paths |
H1870-10 |
biderakhayv | in his trodden paths |
H1870-11 |
biderakhekha | in your trodden paths |
H1870-12 |
biderakheykha | in your trodden paths |
H1869-01 |
darakhe | he has trodden |
H1869-02 |
darakheta | you (masculine singular) trod |
H1869-03 |
darakheti | I have trodden |
H1870-13 |
darekah | her trodden-path |
H1870-14 |
darekam | their trodden path |
H1870-15 |
darekekha | your trodden path |
H1870-16 |
darekekhe | your trodden path |
H1870-17 |
darekekhem | your trodden path |
H1870-18 |
darekenu | our trodden way |
H1870-19 |
darekhav | his trodden paths |
H1870-20 |
darekhe | trodden way |
H1870-21 |
darekhey | ways of |
H1870-22 |
darekheyhem | their trodden paths |
H1870-23 |
darekheykhem | your trodden paths |
H1869-04 |
darekhu | they have trodden |
H1870-24 |
dareki | my trodden path |
H1870-25 |
dareko | his trodden path |
H1870-26 |
derakhay | my trodden paths |
H1870-27 |
derakhayikhe | your trodden-paths |
H1870-28 |
derakhayim | two trodden-paths |
H1870-29 |
derakhayv | his trodden paths |
H1870-30 |
derakhekha | your trodden paths |
H1870-31 |
derakheyha | her pathways |
H1870-32 |
derakheykha | your trodden paths |
H1870-33 |
derakheynu | our trodden paths |
H1870-34 |
derakhim | tread-ways |
H1870-35 |
derekh | trodden-path of |
H1870-36 |
derekhe | treaded path-of |
H1869-05 |
dorekhey | treaders of |
H1870-37 |
drkhv | his trodden way (or: his trodden ways) |
H1870-38 |
drkhyv | his trodden paths |
H1870-39 |
habederekhe | in the trodden path |
H1870-40 |
hadarekhe | the trodden way |
H1870-41 |
hadareki | Is my trodden path |
H1870-42 |
haderakhay | my trodden-ways |
H1870-43 |
haderakhim | the trodden ways |
H1869-06 |
haderikheni | cause me to tread |
H1869-07 |
hadorekhe | the one who treads |
H1869-08 |
hiderikhuhu | they caused him to tread |
H1870-45 |
kedarekam | according to their trodden-path |
H1870-46 |
kederekhe | as the trodden-way of |
H1870-47 |
khdrkhv | according to his trodden-path |
H1870-48 |
khedarekheykhem | according to your trodden ways |
H1870-49 |
kiderakhayikhe | according to your trodden paths (feminine singular) |
H1870-50 |
kiderakhayv | according to his trodden paths |
H1870-51 |
kiderakheynu | according to our trodden paths |
H1870-52 |
ladarekhe | to the trodden path |
H1870-53 |
laderekhe | to the trodden-way |
H1870-54 |
ledarekah | to her trodden way |
H1870-55 |
ledarekam | to their trodden way |
H1870-56 |
ledarekekha | to your trodden path |
H1870-57 |
ledarekekhem | to your trodden-path |
H1870-58 |
ledareko | to his trodden path |
H1870-59 |
lederekhe | to a trodden path |
H1870-60 |
midarekam | from their trodden path |
H1870-61 |
midarekekhe | from your trodden path |
H1870-62 |
midarekhe | from the trodden way |
H1870-63 |
midarekheyhem | from their trodden paths |
H1870-64 |
midarekheykhem | from your trodden paths |
H1870-65 |
midareko | from his trodden path |
H1870-66 |
miderakhayv | from his trodden paths |
H4096-01 |
miderakhe | treading-place of |
H1870-67 |
miderakheykha | from your trodden paths |
H1870-68 |
miderekhe | from a path |
H1869-09 |
tiderokhe | you (masculine singular) tread / she treads |
H1870-69 |
uderakhayv | and his trodden paths |
H1870-70 |
uderakheykha | and your trodden paths |
H1870-71 |
ukhederekhe | and like the trodden-path of |
H1870-72 |
umidarekam | and from their trodden-path |
H1870-73 |
umidareko | and from his trodden path |
H1870-74 |
uvaderekhe | and in the trodden way |
H1870-75 |
uvedarekhey | and in the trodden paths of |
H1870-76 |
uvedareko | and in his trodden-path |
H1870-77 |
uvederekhe | and in the trodden way of |
H1870-78 |
vaderekhe | in the trodden way |
H1870-79 |
vdrkhv | in his trodden-path |
H1870-80 |
vedarekekha | in your trodden path |
H1870-81 |
vedarekheyhen | in their (fem.) trodden-paths |
H1870-82 |
vedareko | and his trodden-way |
H1870-83 |
vederekhe | and a trodden path |
H1869-10 |
vedorekhe | and the one treading |
H1869-11 |
vedorekhey | and treaders of |
H1869-12 |
veederekhem | and I will tread them |
H1870-84 |
viderakhay | in my trodden paths |
H1870-85 |
viderakhayv | in his trodden-paths |
H1869-13 |
yaderekhe | he causes to tread |
H1869-14 |
ydrkh | he will tread |
H1869-15 |
yiderokhe | he will tread |
Word Usage (712 occurrences of H1870)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:24 | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | derekhe | the way |
| Genesis 6:12 | דַּרְכּ֖/וֹ | dareko | way |
| Genesis 16:7 | בְּ/דֶ֥רֶךְ | bederekhe | on the way |