2 Chronicles 20:32:22 Chr.20.32.W2TAB
בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ
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
- clause
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh a-VIV a-SA ve-LO-SAHR mi-ME-NA
- sentence
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh a-VIV a-SA ve-LO-SAHR mi-ME-NA la-a-SOT ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
This is followed by the phrase bederakh aviv Asa {בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א | bə·dĕ·reḵ ’ā·vî·w Ā·sāʾ} ‘in the way of his father Asa’, a construct chain that conveys lineage and moral model.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–resh–khaf
“road, path”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:32
He walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it to do what is right in the eyes of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:32, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ (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 2 Chr.20.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.32.W2.S1) and character.