ne.ti.vah denotes a route for travel and, in instruction or prayer, a course a person follows.

The term most often marks a route or track through which people travel, are guided, or are hindered; it also describes the course people choose in contexts of peace, justice, wisdom, and wrongdoing.

1. Route or track for movement · dominant

   In Isaiah 42:16 the plural form occurs where the blind are guided through unfamiliar routes, and the APB renders the clause "in paths they have not known I will guide them." Isaiah 43:16 places the singular in mighty waters, while Job 19:8 and Lamentations 3:9 describe such routes as blocked or twisted; Judges 5:6 depicts travelers using them.

   Isaiah 42:16Isaiah 43:16Job 19:8Lamentations 3:9Judges 5:6Job 38:20
2. Course of conduct or chosen way · common

   In Proverbs 1:15 the singular construct form is the course from which a son's foot is to be kept, and the APB renders "keep your foot from their path." Proverbs 3:17 and Proverbs 8:20 connect the plural forms with pleasantness, peace, righteousness, and justice, whereas Isaiah 59:8 and Proverbs 7:25 portray courses that are twisted or lead astray.

   Proverbs 1:15Proverbs 3:17Proverbs 8:20Isaiah 59:8Proverbs 7:25Psalm 119:105

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "paths," alongside "way," "tracks," and "roads" in the broader clauses. These variations show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for each occurrence.