1 Kings 18:43:51 Kgs.18.43.W5TAB
דֶּֽרֶךְ־יָ֔ם
derekhyam
“toward the way of the sea”
- Transliteration
- DE-rekh-YAM
- Extended
- DEH-rehkh-YAAM
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.rɛx.ˈjaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward the way of the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
DE-rekh-YAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-BET DE-rekh-YAM
- clause
va-YO-mer el-na-a-RO a-le-NA ha-BET DE-rekh-YAM va-YA-al va-ya-BET va-YO-mer EN me-u-MA
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-na-a-RO a-le-NA ha-BET DE-rekh-YAM va-YA-al va-ya-BET va-YO-mer EN me-u-MA va-YO-mer SHUV SHE-va pe-a-MIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase derekh-yam {דֶּרֶךְ־יָם | de-reḵ-yām} ‘way of the sea’ indicates directional focus toward the Mediterranean coast.
Root and etymology
consonantsdalet–resh–kaf
“way, path”
In context — 1 Kings 18:43
And he said to his servant , “Go up now, look toward the way of the sea.” So he went up and looked, and he said, “There is nothing at all.” And he said, “Go back seven times.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:43:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:43, so the Hebrew word דֶּֽרֶךְ־יָ֔ם (derekhyam) 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.18.43.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.43.W5.S1) and character.