1 Kings 13:12:91 Kgs.13.12.W9TAB
אֶת־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙
ethaderekh
“the way”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-DE-rekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hadˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-DE-rekh
- clause
va-yir-OO ba-NAV et-ha-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-LAKH EESH ha-e-lo-HIM a-sher-BA mi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
SAID a-le-HEM a-VEE-HEM EH-ZEH ha-DE-rekh ha-LAKH va-yir-OO ba-NAV et-ha-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-LAKH EESH ha-e-lo-HIM a-sher-BA mi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The interrogative formula eizeh haderk {אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ | ʾē-zēh ha-dĕ-rĕkh} ‘which is the way’ poses a spatial question to the sons.
The marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the object haderk, specified by the relative clause asher halakh {אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ | ă-šer hā-lakh} ‘that he went’.
Root and etymology
ד־ר־ך
“way, path”
In context — 1 Kings 13:12
And their father spoke to them, “Which is the way he went?” And his sons showed the way that the man of God who came from Judah went.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 13:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (ethaderekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.13.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.12.W9.S1) and character.