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דֶּרֶךְ H1870

H1870 is the Hebrew word דֶּרֶךְ, transliterated derek and said deh'-rek. The King James Version most often renders it way.

Word: דֶּרֶךְTransliteration: derekSaid: deh'-rekLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 579 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from H1869 (דָּרַךְ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 578 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

way 377×ways 114×toward 30×journey 19×out of the way 12×according to his ways 5×own way 5×after the manner 4×according to thy ways 4×through the way 3×own ways 3×high way 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).

Verses using דֶּרֶךְ

The first 40 of 579 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 3:24 · KJV

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Genesis 6:12 · KJV

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Genesis 16:7 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 18:19 · KJV

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 19:2 · KJV

And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

Genesis 19:31 · KJV

And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Genesis 24:21 · KJV

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Genesis 24:27 · KJV

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

Genesis 24:40 · KJV

And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

Genesis 24:42 · KJV

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

Genesis 24:48 · KJV

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

Genesis 24:56 · KJV

And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

Genesis 28:20 · KJV

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Genesis 30:36 · KJV

And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

Genesis 31:23 · KJV

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

Genesis 31:35 · KJV

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

Genesis 32:1 · KJV

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Genesis 33:16 · KJV

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

Genesis 35:3 · KJV

And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

Genesis 35:19 · KJV

And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

Genesis 38:14 · KJV

And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Genesis 38:16 · KJV

And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

Genesis 38:21 · KJV

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

Genesis 42:25 · KJV

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

Genesis 42:38 · KJV

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 48:7 · KJV

And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

Genesis 49:17 · KJV

Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

Exodus 3:18 · KJV

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Exodus 4:24 · KJV

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

Exodus 5:3 · KJV

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Exodus 8:27 · KJV

We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

Exodus 13:17 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

Exodus 13:18 · KJV

But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:21 · KJV

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Exodus 18:8 · KJV

And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

Exodus 18:20 · KJV

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

Exodus 23:20 · KJV

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 32:8 · KJV

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 33:13 · KJV

Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

Leviticus 26:22 · KJV

I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1870 mean?

H1870 is the Hebrew word דֶּרֶךְ (derek), meaning a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.

How is H1870 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it way (377 times), ways (114 times), toward (30 times), journey (19 times), out of the way (12 times), among others.

How many times does H1870 appear in the Bible?

דֶּרֶךְ (derek) is tagged in 579 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1870 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1869 (דָּרַךְ).

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