Psalm 19:5:8Ps.19.5.W8TABWLC Psalms 19:6
אֹֽרַח׃
orakh
“a course”
- Transliteration
- O-rakh
- Extended
- OH-rakh
- IPA
- /ˈʔoːraħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a course
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
ya-SIS ke-gib-BOR la-RUTS O-rakh
- sentence
ve-HU ke-kha-TAN yo-TSE me-khu-PA-to ya-SIS ke-gib-BOR la-RUTS O-rakh
Exegesis
It employs two parallel similes: kechatan {כְּחָתָן | kə-ḥā-ṯān} ‘as a bridegroom’ yotze {יוֹצֵא | yō-ṣēʾ} ‘going out’ from mechuppato {מֵחֻפָּתוֹ | mê-ḥuppātô} ‘from his chamber’, and kegibbor {כְּגִבּוֹר | kə-ḡib-bôr} ‘like a strong man’ yasis {יָשִׂישׂ | yāśîś} ‘he rejoices’, with laruts orach {לָרוּץ אֹרַח | lārûṣ ʾō-rāḥ} ‘to run a path’. The Qal participle in yotze and the imperfect in yasis convey ongoing emergence and joy, while the infinitive construct in laruts expresses purpose. The balanced Hebrew parallelism and chiastic arrangement highlight vigor and celebration.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–chet
“path, way”
In context — Psalm 19:5
And he is like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber , rejoicing like a strong man eager to run his appointed course .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 19:5, so the Hebrew word אֹֽרַח׃ (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 Ps.19.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.5.W8.S1) and character.