Psalm 17:4:7Ps.17.4.W7TAB
אָרְח֥וֹת
arkhot
“the paths”
- Transliteration
- ar-KHOT
- Extended
- aar-KHOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɔrˈħoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the paths
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
ar-KHOT pa-RITS
- clause
a-NI sha-MAR-ti ar-KHOT pa-RITS
- sentence
lif-e-U-lot a-DAM bid-VAR se-fa-TE-kha a-NI sha-MAR-ti ar-KHOT pa-RITS
Exegesis
The perfect verb shamarti {שָׁמַרְתִּי | šā-mar-tî} expresses the psalmist’s active choice, and the object orkhoth parits {אָרְחוֹת פָּרִץ | ’or-ḥōt pā-rîṣ} ‘paths of the violent’ contrasts forbidden channels of wrongdoing. The Hebrew word order moves from a general prepositional phrase to personal agency and specific moral avoidance, highlighting the psalmist’s deliberate reliance on divine guidance.
Root and etymology
Root’-r-kh
“path, way”
In context — Psalm 17:4
Concerning the deeds of man, by the word of Your lips, I have kept myself from the paths of the violent.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 17:4, so the Hebrew word אָרְח֥וֹת (arkhot) 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 Ps.17.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.4.W7.S1) and character.