Proverbs 10:17:1Prov.10.17.W1TAB
אֹ֣רַח
orakh
“path”
- Transliteration
- O-rakh
- Extended
- OH-rakh
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- path
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-rakh
- clause
O-rakh le-kha-YIM sho-MER mu-SAR
- sentence
O-rakh le-kha-YIM sho-MER mu-SAR ve-o-ZEV to-KHA-khat mat-EH
Exegesis
The proverb starts with the nominal phrase orach lechayyim {אֹרַח לְ֭חַיִּים | ʾo-rā-ḥ lə-ḥay-yīm} ‘path to life’, framing the discourse.
Root and etymology
ר־ח
“to tread, journey”
In context — Proverbs 10:17
The path to life is for one who keeps discipline , but one who forsakes correction goes astray.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:17, so the Hebrew word אֹ֣רַח (orakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.10.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.17.W1.S1) and character.