Proverbs 15:24:1Prov.15.24.W1TAB
אֹ֣רַח
orakh
“path of”
- Transliteration
- O-rakh
- Extended
- OH-rahkh
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- path of
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 kha-YIM le-ma-LA le-mas-KIL
- sentence
O-rakh kha-YIM le-ma-LA le-mas-KIL le-MA-an SUR mi-she-OL MA-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain orach chayyim {אֹרַח חַיִּים | ʾō-raḥ ḥay-yîm} ‘path of life’, where orach governs chayyim.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–chet
“path, journey”
In context — Proverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the discerning , in order that he may turn aside from Sheol below.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:24, 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.15.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.24.W1.S1) and character.