אֹרַח חַיִּים
A well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
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אֹרַח H734 a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
What does אֹרַח חַיִּים (orach chayyim) mean in the Bible?
אֹרַח · חַי is a Hebrew word meaning "path of life, way leading to life".
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