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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אָשַׁרH833to 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.
Open lexicon entry →דֶּרֶךְH1870a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Pronunciationderek
Path literally walked becomes metaphor for life's moral and spiritual trajectory; covenant-defining directional term
Open lexicon entry →לֵבH3820the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciationlev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
Open lexicon entry →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".
Full entry for וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ (H833, H1870, H3820) · Open the biblical lexicon
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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 groups2Aligned forms6
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action4×
Participle activeIsa 9:15 · Mal 3:152×
Sequential imperfectIsa 1:171×
JussiveProv 4:141×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveProv 3:181×
Word Origins
וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ is a primitive root - no further derivation.