1 Kings 15:34:61 Kgs.15.34.W6TAB
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
bederekh
“in the way of”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the way of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM
- clause
va-ye-LEKH be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase bə’ê-nay YHWH {בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | bə·’ê·nay Yə·hō·wāh} indicates divine appraisal, while the construct chain bə-de-rekh yā-rā-ḇō-‘am {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֔ם | bə·de·reḵ yā·rā·ḇō·‘ām} marks imitation of Jeroboam’s behavior.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaf
“path”
In context — 1 Kings 15:34
He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he walked in the way of Jeroboam and persisted in the sin by which he led Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:34, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (bederekh) 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.15.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.34.W6.S1) and character.