אָרְחִ֣/י

𐤀𐤓𐤇/𐤉

ʼôrach

my path

A path, route, or road, especially one that is well-trodden; by extension, a course or way of life, conduct, or manner. Often denotes a literal track, road, or route used by travelers, caravans, or troops, but also metaphorically denotes a way or manner of conduct in life or a certain way of acting.

H734

Psalms 139:3 · Word #1

Lexicon H734

Lemmaאֹרַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤇
Transliterationʼôrach
Strong'sH734
DefinitionA path, route, or road, especially one that is well-trodden; by extension, a course or way of life, conduct, or manner. Often denotes a literal track, road, or route used by travelers, caravans, or troops, but also metaphorically denotes a way or manner of conduct in life or a certain way of acting.

Morphology HVqc/Sp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

Common Translation

Phrasemy path

SIBI-P1 Translation H734-02

my well-trodden path

Morphological NotesNoun (common feminine), singular with 1st person common singular pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֹרַח denotes a traveled road or route derived from the root meaning "to journey." The 1st person singular suffix ־ִי specifies possession, yielding "my," while preserving the concrete sense of a path that has been traveled.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

my path

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'my well-trodden path' is too specific for the context; 'my path' matches the common and general metaphorical sense here.