דַרְכֵי

𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉

darekhey

ways of

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

Proverbs 3:17 · Word #2

Lexicon H1870

Lemmaדֶּרֶךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤓𐤊
Transliterationderek
Strong'sH1870
In-contextways of

Morphology HNcbsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H1870-21

ways of

Rootדרך (d-r-k)
Core Meaningsto tread, march, step, travel; path, road, course of life, manner of conduct
Semantic RangeLiteral roads or paths; journeys; directions; figurative ways of life; patterns of behavior; moral conduct; divine dealings; customary practices.
Conceptual Significance"Way" in biblical thought often signifies one’s manner of life or moral direction. The plural construct frequently introduces themes of covenant faithfulness or rebellion, contrasting human ways with the ways of יהוה, and emphasizing the path-oriented nature of biblical ethics and destiny.
Morphological NotesCommon noun, masculine plural construct (HNcbpc) from דֶּרֶךְ. The construct form links the plural noun to a following genitive, forming a bound phrase ("ways of …").
Rendering Rationaleדַּרְכֵי is the masculine plural construct form of דֶּרֶךְ, meaning "way" or "path" (that which is trodden). The rendering "ways of" preserves the plural number and the construct relationship, indicating paths, courses, or modes belonging to or characterized by what follows.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דרך (to tread, march, step, travel; path, road, course of life, manner of conduct)

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
H1870-22 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
H1870-44 haderekhe the trodden way
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
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