דֶּרֶךְ הַמָּוֶת
A road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
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דֶּרֶךְ H1870 a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
מָוֶת H4194 death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
What does דֶּרֶךְ הַמָּוֶת (derekh hammavet) mean in the Bible?
דֶּרֶךְ · מָוֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "path of death, route leading to destruction".
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