2 Chronicles 17:6:32 Chr.17.6.W3TAB
בְּדַרְכֵ֣י
bedarkhe
“in the ways of”
- Transliteration
- be-dar-KHE
- Extended
- beh-dah r-KHEE
- IPA
- /bəðarˈxeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the ways 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-dar-KHE
- phraseyour reading level
be-dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yig-BAH li-BO be-dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yig-BAH li-BO be-dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH ve-OD he-SIR et-ha-ba-MOT ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM mi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bədarḵêy {בְּדַרְכֵ֣י | bədarḵêy} (‘in the ways’) designates the covenantal paths of YHWH.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:6
And his heart grew bold in the ways of the LORD ; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah images from Judah .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 17:6, so the Hebrew word בְּדַרְכֵ֣י (bedarkhe) 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 2 Chr.17.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.6.W3.S1) and character.