What does אָשַׁר · דֶּרֶךְ · לֵב mean in the Bible?
אָשַׁר · דֶּרֶךְ · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "direct your heart in the way, guide your heart on the path".
Hebrew · H833, H1870, H3820
וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ
To be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level , right , happy ); figuratively, to go forward , be honest , prosper · a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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אָשַׁר H833 to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level , right , happy ); figuratively, to go forward , be honest , prosper
Pronunciation ’ašrê
Rectitude and blessing converge: straightness of path yields prosperity, happiness, and moral integrity in ancient Israelite thought.
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דֶּרֶךְ H1870 a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Pronunciation derek
Path literally walked becomes metaphor for life's moral and spiritual trajectory; covenant-defining directional term
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לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ (ve'asher baderekh libbekha) mean in the Bible?
אָשַׁר · דֶּרֶךְ · לֵב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "direct your heart in the way, guide your heart on the path".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H833, H1870, H3820?
H833, H1870, H3820 is connected to 1,325 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. direct your heart in the way, guide your heart on the path
Source Gloss
direct your heart in the way, guide your heart on the path
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 4×
Participle active Isa 9:15 · Mal 3:15 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 1:17 1×
Jussive Prov 4:14 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Prov 3:18 1×
Word Origins
וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain