1 Kings 18:6:121 Kgs.18.6.W12TAB
בְּדֶרֶךְ־אֶחָ֖ד
bederekhekhad
“in way one or on one road”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh-eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛrɛx.ʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in way one or on one road
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD
- clause
akh-AV ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh e-KHAD le-vad-DO ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD le-vad-DO
- sentence
va-ye-KHA-le-KU la-HEM et-ha-A-rets la-a-VAR-ba akh-AV ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh e-KHAD le-vad-DO ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD le-vad-DO
Root and etymology
consonantsdalet–resh–kaf
“way, path”
In context — 1 Kings 18:6
So they divided the land among themselves to pass through it; Ahab went by one way by himself , and Obadiah went by another way by himself.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 18:6, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶרֶךְ־אֶחָ֖ד (bederekhekhad) 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.18.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.6.W12.S1) and character.