Proverbs 5:6:1Prov.5.6.W1TAB
אֹ֣רַח
orakh
“path”
- Transliteration
- O-rakh
- Extended
- OH-rahkh
- 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 kha-YIM pen-te-fa-LES
- sentence
O-rakh kha-YIM pen-te-fa-LES NA-u ma-e-ge-lo-TE-ha LO te-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain orach chayyim {אֹרַח חַיִּים | ʾō-rāḥ ḥăyyîm} ‘path of life,’ establishing a life-as-journey metaphor.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–chet
“road; journey”
In context — Proverbs 5:6
She does not weigh the path of life; her tracks wander; she does not know .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:6, 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.5.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.6.W1.S1) and character.