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de.rekh H1870

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) means “way: conduct” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

דֶּ֫רֶךְ Hebrew · H1870 706 tagged occurrences in 626 verses

Pronunciation guide: deh'-rek Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1870G

דֶּ֫רֶךְ · de.rekh · way: conduct

: conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

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TBESH · H1870H

דֶּ֫רֶךְ · de.rekh · Way

This name means way, road

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TBESH · H1870I

דֶּ֫רֶךְ · de.rekh · (King's) Highway

This name means way, road Combined with me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "King's" H4428I)

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TBESH · H1870J

דֶּ֫רֶךְ · de.rekh · way: direction

: direction 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

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TBESH · H1870K

דֶּ֫רֶךְ · de.rekh · way: road

: road/route 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

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TBESH · H1870L

דֶּ֫רֶךְ · de.rekh · way: journey

: journey 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H1869 (דָּרַךְ); a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

KJV glosses: along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).

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How translators render H1870

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the way	62
your ways	24
ways	22
the road	21
way	21
his ways	16
my ways	16
in the way	15
in his ways	14
in the ways	14
journey	14
the ways	13
by way	12
along the road	11
his way	11
in the road	9
the path	9
toward	8
on the road	7
on your way	7
on his way	6
on the journey	6
on the way	6
path	6
their ways	6
through	6
your way	6
along the way	5
by	5
in my ways	5
is the way	5
a way	4
according to his ways	4
by the way	4
in the direction	4
in your ways	4
on	4
road	4
their way	4
to	4
according to your ways	3
along the route	3
and	3
but the way	3
direction	3
facing	3
my way	3
of his ways	3
on their way	3
roads	3
wherever	3
along the path	2
and the way	2
but the ways	2
conduct	2
down the road	2
for their journey	2
for your journey	2
for your ways	2
from his way	2
from the direction	2
from their ways	2
from your ways	2
highway	2
in the path	2
in their ways	2
its ways	2
of the road	2
on a journey	2
route	2
street	2
the distance	2
the roads	2
the same way	2
their conduct	2
their path	2
up the road	2
vvv	2
what he has done	2
a path	1
a ramp	1
a road	1
according to his way	1
according to our ways	1
according to their conduct	1
according to their ways	1
all her ways	1
along	1
along the route to	1
along with his ways	1
along your way	1
and a path	1
and his ways	1
and make your journey	1
and one whose way	1
are my ways	1
are the way	1
are those whose way	1
as is the custom	1
at your behavior	1
away	1
beside the road	1
blows toward	1
bring your deeds	1
but another path	1
by a route	1
by a way	1
by the road	1
by the way you came	1
by their own ways	1
by way of	1
bypaths	1
course	1
did	1
does the way	1
down a path	1
for their ways	1
from	1
from a journey	1
from his ways	1
from it	1
from the path	1
from the way	1
from their routes	1
had made his journey	1
has been your way	1
has made my journey	1
her ways	1
his behavior	1
his course	1
his journey	1
his own way	1
his path	1
his paths	1
his way sure	1
his ways straight	1
i am having my period	1
i will bring their conduct	1
i will bring their deeds	1
in all you do	1
in formation	1
in his journey	1
in his mission	1
in their walk	1
in your own way	1
in your rebellion	1
into roads	1
is in the road	1
is it my way	1
is the fate	1
is the road	1
its way	1
journeys	1
keep your path	1
lie on the path	1
like those	1
long	1
make my journey	1
may their path	1
missions	1
my path	1
of his own ways	1
of his way	1
of the walkway	1
of the ways	1
of their own way	1
of what route	1
of your ways	1
off the road	1
on her way	1
on his journey	1
on the	1
on the mission	1
on the path	1
on the right course	1
on their path	1
on your journey	1
one road	1
or	1
or as surely as the way	1
or clears a path	1
or on a journey	1
or the journey	1
or your vigor	1
our journey	1
our way	1
our ways	1
out of the way	1
out of their way	1
room	1
started on his way	1
than your ways	1
that your ways	1
the crossroads	1
the example	1
the highways	1
the pathways	1
the way i have taken	1
their behavior	1
their course	1
their own ways	1
this way	1
those whose ways	1
to his own way	1
to his way	1
to the desires	1
to the path	1
to their own way	1
until your roads	1
way of life	1
we will stay on the main road	1
where the road	1
whose ways	1
with a passageway	1
with your word	1
works	1
you in the way	1
you on a mission	1
you on the way	1
you the way	1
your favors	1
your journey	1
your own way	1
your path	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the way	66
by the way	65
in the way	50
way	46
toward	27
his way	21
ways	16
journey	15
my ways	11
out of the way	11
in his ways	10
thy way	10
a way	9
of the way	9
their way	9
in the ways	8
in all his ways	7
the ways	7
your ways	7
his ways	6
according to his ways	5
in my ways	5
my way	5
thee in the way	5
thy ways	5
and the way	4
but the way	4
from the way	4
in all the way	4
not the way	4
on his way	4
after the manner	3
from his way	3
her ways	3
in thy ways	3
no way	3
of his way	3
thee according to thy ways	3
thee by the way	3
them the way	3
to their way	3
and his ways	2
and in the way	2
are not your ways	2
conversation	2
for the way	2
him by the way	2
in all the ways	2
in all thy ways	2
in by the way	2
in his way	2
in thy way	2
me thy way	2
not in the way	2
of thy ways	2
on thy way	2
unto the way	2
unto thee toward	2
us of his ways	2
us our way	2
ye the way	2
your way	2
according to their way	1
according to thy ways	1
according unto all his ways	1
after his ways	1
after their ways	1
against thee after the manner	1
all his ways	1
all my ways	1
all the way	1
all the ways	1
along by the high way	1
along that way	1
and a way	1
and if the way	1
and is not in a journey	1
and it came to pass by the way	1
and it came to pass while they were in the way	1
and let all thy ways	1
and lo all the way	1
and make your ways	1
and now what hast thou to do in the way	1
and of all his ways	1
and the manner	1
and was with me in the way	1
any of his ways	1
are not my ways	1
as he journeyed	1
at thee	1
away	1
because	1
because of the way	1
because the journey	1
but as for them their way	1
by	1
by a way	1
by the same way	1
by the way side	1
by the wayside	1
by what way	1
eastward	1
every way	1
for all his ways	1
for all my ways	1
for him in the way	1
for in the way	1
for the custom	1
for the journey	1
for the ways	1
for your own ways	1
from his ways	1
from me the way	1
from thy ways	1
he me the way	1
her into the way	1
her way	1
him and he shall make his way	1
him because the way	1
him his way	1
him in the way	1
him into the way	1
himself in a way	1
his journey	1
his own way	1
in a journey	1
in a manner	1
in a way	1
in their ways	1
in this way	1
is not my way	1
it by their own way	1
let their way	1
make thy way	1
me in the way	1
me now thy way	1
me thy ways	1
me toward	1
mine own ways	1
no more that way	1
none of his ways	1
nor in the ways	1
nor thy ways	1
not by the way	1
not from their ways	1
not in his ways	1
not in thy ways	1
not the ways	1
not thou in the way	1
now the way	1
of	1
of every way	1
of his ways	1
of the ways	1
of their own way	1
of their way	1
of thy way	1
on his ways	1
on my ways	1
on the way	1
on their way	1
on your way	1
on your ways	1
or a way	1
or he is in a journey	1
or what hast thou to do in the way	1
our ways	1
out their way	1
passengers	1
shall be there and a way	1
so are my ways	1
than your ways	1
that the way	1
that thou makest thy ways	1
that thy way	1
the journey	1
the pathway	1
the way toward	1
thee a way	1
thee from the way	1
thee in all thy ways	1
thee in thy ways	1
thee on a journey	1
thee out of the way	1
their own way	1
their own ways	1
their ways	1
them along the way	1
them by the way	1
them for the ways	1
them for their ways	1
them in the way	1
there in the way	1
thine own ways	1
this their way	1
thou me in thy way	1
thou thy way	1
through	1
through the way	1
throughout all the way	1
thy manner	1
to her ways	1
to him the way	1
to his own way	1
to my ways	1
to the way	1
to their own way	1
unto her by the way	1
unto thee by the way	1
unto them after their way	1
unto them what way	1
unto us according to our ways	1
unto us after the manner	1
up thy way	1
upon all the ways	1
upon all their ways	1
upon the ways	1
upon their ways	1
upon them by the way	1
upon thy ways	1
us in all the way	1
us the way	1
was in the way	1
wherefore doth the way	1
wherefore their way	1
whether our way	1
which way	1
whithersoever	1
whose way	1
with his own ways	1
with in the ways	1
ye in all the ways	1
ye in the ways	1
you by what way	1
you the way	1

Verses containing H1870

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Genesis 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
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Genesis 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
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Genesis 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
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Genesis 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
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Genesis 19:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
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Genesis 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.
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Genesis 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.
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Genesis 24:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
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Genesis 24:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.
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Genesis 24:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
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Genesis 24:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
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Genesis 24:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But he replied, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me on my way so that I may go to my master.”
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Genesis 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
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Genesis 30:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob was shepherding the rest of Laban’s flocks.
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Genesis 31:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
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Genesis 31:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.
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Genesis 32:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
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Genesis 33:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,
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Genesis 35:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”
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Genesis 35:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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Genesis 38:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
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Genesis 38:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.
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Genesis 38:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
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Genesis 42:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
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Genesis 42:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
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Genesis 45:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
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Genesis 45:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
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Genesis 45:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
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Genesis 48:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
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Genesis 49:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
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Exodus 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
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Exodus 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.
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Exodus 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”
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Exodus 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”
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Exodus 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
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Exodus 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
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Exodus 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
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Exodus 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
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Exodus 18:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.
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Exodus 23:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
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Exodus 32:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
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Exodus 33:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”
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Exodus 33:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”
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Leviticus 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
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Numbers 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
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Numbers 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
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Numbers 10:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
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Numbers 11:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.
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Numbers 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”
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Numbers 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
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