2 Chronicles 21:12:162 Chr.21.12.W16TAB
בְּדַרְכֵי֙
bedarkhe
“in the ways of”
- Transliteration
- be-dar-KHE
- Extended
- beh-dahr-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
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
{לֹֽא־הָלַכְתָּ֙ בְּדַרְכֵי֙ | lōʾ-hālaḥtā bəḏarḵê}, expressing completed failure, and the coordinate u-be-darkhei…
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:12
A letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD , the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa king of Judah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּדַרְכֵי֙ (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.21.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.12.W16.S1) and character.