1 Kings 20:38:51 Kgs.20.38.W5TAB
עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ
alhadarekh
“on the way”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-DA-rekh
- Extended
- ahl-hah-DAA-rehkh
- IPA
- /ʕal.hadˈdaːrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
al-ha-DA-rekh
- clause
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
Exegesis
The phrase ‘al-haddāreḵ {עַל־הַדָּרֶךְ | ‘al-haddāreḵ} ‘on the road’ establishes both location and waiting purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootd-r-kh
“way, path”
In context — 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and he disguised himself with dust over his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ (alhadarekh) 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.20.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W5.S1) and character.