Strong H1870H1870Iדֶּ֫רֶךְ
(King's) Highway
One of the 6 senses of Strong H1870
- Transliteration
- derek
- Pronunciation
- deh'-rek
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun
Definition
This name means way, road
Combined with me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "King's" H4428I)
Combined with me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "King's" H4428I)
General definition
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially: - {along} {away} because {of} + {by} {conversation} {custom} [east-] {ward} {journey} {manner} {passenger} {through} {toward} [high-] [path-] way {[-side]} whither [-soever].
In the biblical story
King's Highway
An ancient trade route through Edom and Moab
The King's Highway, an ancient trade route through Edom and Moab, was the path the Israelites sought to use during their journey to Canaan (Numbers 20:17; 21:22).
In the Bible
Strong H1870I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- way2
First verses
- Numbers 20:17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
- Numbers 21:22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.