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OSHB Lam 1:12 דֶרֶךְ (derek) Strongs=1870 Lemma=‘דֶּרֶךְ’
contextual word gloss=‘[the]_road’ word gloss=‘way’
Morphology=Ncbsa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-588

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Other uses (8) of identical word form דֶרֶךְ (Morphology=Ncbsa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘דֶרֶךְ’ (Morphology=Ncbsa PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=absolute) has 7 different glosses: ‘[the]_road’, ‘[the]_way’, ‘a_journey’, ‘a_road’, ‘a_way’, ‘the_road’, ‘way’.

GEN 49:17 contextual word gloss=‘a_road’ word gloss=‘way’ OSHB GEN 49:17 word 5

OET-LV: 17 May _he _be Dān a _snake on a _road a _viper on a _path which_ the_heels _of _bites a _horse and_he _fell its _of_rider backwards. (GEN_49:17)

OET-RV: 17 He’ll be a snake beside the road,
⇔ ≈ a viper on the path,
⇔ that bites a horse’s heels
⇔ and its rider falls backwards. (GEN 49:17)

2 SAM 15:23 contextual word gloss=‘the_road’ word gloss=‘road’ OSHB 2 SAM 15:23 word 18

OET-LV: 23 And_all the_earth/land were_weeping a _voice great and_all the_people were_passing _by and_the_king was_passing in_the _wadi _of Qidrōn and_all the_people were_passing _on on the _face _of the _road DOM the_wilderness. (SA2_15:23)

OET-RV: 23 All the people along the road cried when they saw them walking by. The king and all the others crossed the Kidron riverbed and went up the hill toward the wilderness. (SA2 15:23)

1 KI 18:27 contextual word gloss=‘a_journey’ word gloss=‘journey’ OSHB 1 KI 18:27 word 19

OET-LV: 27 And_he/it _was at_noontide(s) and_he _mocked (is)_in_them ʼĒliy^yāh and_he/it _said call _out with_a _voice great if/because is_a _god he if/because musing and_because/when a _going _away to_him/it and_because/when a _journey to_him/it perhaps is_sleeping he and_he _will _awake. (KI1_18:27)

OET-RV: 27 Finally at noon, Eliyah began mocking them, saying, “Call out louder because he’s a god. Maybe he’s thinking about something else, or busy with something, or travelling somewhere. Pehaps he’s asleep and needs waking up.” (KI1 18:27)

PSA 2:12 contextual word gloss=‘way’ word gloss=‘way’ OSHB PSA 2:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 Kiss the_son lest he _should _be _angry and_you(pl)_will _perish way if/because it _burns like_a _little anger _of_his how _blessed are_all _of those _who_seek _refuge _of in_him/it. (PSA_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 Honour the son or he might get angry
⇔ and you’ll perish on the way.
⇔ His severe anger can ignite any moment.
⇔ Everyone who goes to him to be safe will reap the benefits. (PSA 2:12)

ISA 30:11 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_way’ word gloss=‘way’ OSHB ISA 30:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 Turn _away from the_way turn _aside from the_path cause _to _cease from_before _of_us DOM the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (ISA_30:11)

OET-RV: 11 ◙ (ISA 30:11)

LAM 2:15 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_road’ word gloss=‘way’ OSHB LAM 2:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 they _have _clapped on_you palms all _of those _who_pass _by _of the_road they _have _hissed and_they _have _shaken head _of_their on the _daughter _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) is_this the_city which_people _said perfect _of beauty a _joy to/from_all/each/any/every the_earth/land. (LAM_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 All those passing on the road clap their hands at you.
⇔ They hiss and shake their heads at the daughter of Yerushalem.
⇔ “Is this the city that they called ‘the fullness of beauty that makes the whole world happy’?” (LAM 2:15)

NAH 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_road’ word gloss=‘road’ OSHB NAH 2:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2  he _has _come _up one _who_scatters on face _of_your guard the_fortification watch the_road strengthen the_loins make _strong strength exceedingly. (NAH_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 Yahweh is restoring Yakob’s (Jacob’s) greatness,
⇔ like Yisrael’s greatness before,
⇔ even though the invaders took their valuables and destroyed their vineyards. (NAH 2:2)

MAL 3:1 contextual word gloss=‘a_way’ word gloss=‘way’ OSHB MAL 3:1 word 5

OET-LV: 3 Here_I am_about _to _send messenger _of_my and_he _will _make _clear a _way before_me and_suddenly he _will _come to temple _of_his the_master whom you(pl) are_seeking and_the _messenger _of the _covenant whom you(pl) are_delighting there he_is_about _to _come YHWH he _says hosts. (MAL_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 “Listen, I’m about to send my messenger and he’ll prepare the path ahead of me. Then the master who you’re all looking for will suddenly come to his temple, yes, the messenger who you are all happy about—the party to the agreement—he’ll come,” says army-commander Yahweh. (MAL 3:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘דֶּרֶךְ’’ have 9 different glosses: ‘[is_the]_way_of’, ‘[the]_road’, ‘[the]_way’, ‘[the]_way_of’, ‘a_journey’, ‘a_road’, ‘a_way’, ‘the_road’, ‘way’.