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WAYFARING MAN

wa'-far-ing, The translation in Judges 19:17; 2 Samuel 12:4; Jeremiah 9:2; 14:8 of ('oreach), the participle of 'arach, "to journey." In Isaiah 33:8 of `obher 'orach, "one passing on a path," and in Isaiah 35:8 of holekh derekh, "one walking on a road." "Traveler" is the meaning in all cases.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.