# H1870 דֶּרֶךְ

דֶּרֶךְ (derek), Strong’s H1870: a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb KJV: along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward…

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*derek* — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

KJV: along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey…

Derived from [דָּרַךְ dârak](https://besorah.bible/word/H1869) (to tread)

Occurs 706 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- דֶּ֫רֶךְ 715 n.m. way, road, distance, journey, manner
- 1 way, road, path
- 2 journey
- 3 of direction, almost or quite = toward
- 4 way, manner
- 5 fig. of course of life, or action, undertakings
- a of moral action and character
- b of duty
- c specif.: in good sense
- d oftener in bad sense
- e way of י׳

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 3:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/3?v=24) — So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned…
- [Genesis 6:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/6?v=12) — God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
- [Genesis 16:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/16?v=7) — The LORD’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
- [Genesis 18:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=19) — For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the…
- [Genesis 19:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=2) — and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can…
- [Genesis 19:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=31) — The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us in the way…
- [Genesis 24:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=21) — The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
- [Genesis 24:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=27) — He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth…
- [Genesis 24:40](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=40) — He said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife…
- [Genesis 24:42](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/24?v=42) — I came today to the spring, and said, ‘The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—