Em haderekh (אם הדרך) means crossroads in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֵם הַדֶּרֶךְ
em haderekh
noun · feminine
In English
crossroads
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Em haderekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צומת ראשי, הצטלבות דרכים או לחילופין המקום בו דרך אחת מתפצלת לשתיים.
כִּי־עָמַד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶל־אֵם הַדֶּרֶךְ, בְּרֹאשׁ שְׁנֵי הַדְּרָכִים – לִקְסָם־קָסֶם; קִלְקַל בַּחִצִּים שָׁאַל בַּתְּרָפִים, רָאָה בַּכָּבֵד.
- 2בהשאלהמטאפורה לבחירה בין שתי אפשרויות או יותר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Em haderekh is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֵם הַדֶּרֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- אם הדרך
- Said
- em haderekh
- Gematria
- 270
This is how Em haderekh is said in other languages.
- English
- crossroads
These words come before and after Em haderekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Em haderekh.
What does Em haderekh (אם הדרך) mean in Hebrew?
Em haderekh (אם הדרך) means crossroads. It is said em haderekh, with the stress on de.
Is Em haderekh (אם הדרך) masculine or feminine?
The word Em haderekh (אם הדרך) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אם הדרך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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