735. orach

Lexicon

orach: Path, way, course

Original Word: אֹרַח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: orach
Pronunciation: o'-rakh
Phonetic Spelling: (o'-rakh)
Definition: Path, way, course
Meaning: a road

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

way

(Aramaic) corresponding to 'orach; a road -- way.

see HEBREW 'orach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to orach
Definition
a way
NASB Translation
ways (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אֹ֫רַח ? as ᵑ7 Syriac] noun [masculine?] way (figurative) (Biblical Hebrew); — plural suffix אָרְחָתָךְ (compare K^{§ 51, 2, Anm. 3}) Daniel 5:23 thy ways (the progress and outcome of thine affairs); הֵתּ- Daniel 4:34 his ways (i.e. the course of God's dealings, "" מַעֲבָדוֺהִי).

אַרְיֵה see ארה. above

אַרְיוֺךְ

proper name, masculine in Babylonian (Biblical Hebrew id., compare Dl^{Baer Dn ix}); — Daniel 2:14,15 (twice in verse); Daniel 2:24,25; Αριωχ(ης).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root אֲרַח, which means "to travel" or "to journey."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for the concept of a road or way is often represented by the word ὁδός (Strong's Greek 3598), which similarly can denote a physical path or a metaphorical way of life.

Usage: The term אֹרַח is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament to denote a physical road or path, often metaphorically representing a course of life or conduct.

Context: The Aramaic word אֹרַח appears in the context of the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain sections written in Aramaic. This term is used to describe a literal road or path, but it can also carry a metaphorical sense, indicating a way of life or a manner of conduct. In the Berean Standard Bible, the word is translated as "road" or "way," depending on the context.

For example, in Daniel 4:37 (BSB), the term is used in a metaphorical sense to describe the ways of God: "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride." Here, "ways" reflects the divine paths or courses of action that are just and true.

In Ezra 8:21 (BSB), the term is used in a more literal sense: "And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions." The "journey" refers to the physical path or road they would travel.

The use of אֹרַח in these contexts highlights the dual nature of the term, encompassing both the physical and the spiritual or ethical dimensions of life. It serves as a reminder of the importance of choosing the right path, both in a literal and a moral sense.

Forms and Transliterations

אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ ארחתך וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ וארחתה ’ō·rə·ḥā·ṯāḵ ’ōrəḥāṯāḵ orechaTach veorechaTeh wə’ōrəḥāṯêh wə·’ō·rə·ḥā·ṯêh

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 4:37
HEB: מַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ קְשֹׁ֔ט וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֑ין וְדִי֙
NAS: are true and His ways just,
KJV: [are] truth, and his ways judgment:
INT: his works are true and his ways just who

Daniel 5:23
HEB: בִּידֵ֛הּ וְכָל־ אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ לֵ֖הּ לָ֥א
NAS: are your life-breath and your ways, you have not glorified.
KJV: [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not
INT: hand and whose all and your ways not glorified

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 735
2 Occurrences

’ō·rə·ḥā·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.
wə·’ō·rə·ḥā·ṯêh — 1 Occ.