2 Chronicles 21:13:22 Chr.21.13.W2TAB
בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙
bederekh
“in the way of”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛ.rɛx/
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-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV
- sentence
va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV ve-GAM ET-a-KHE-kha BET-a-VI-kha ha-to-VIM mi-me-KHA ha-RAG-ta
Exegesis
The prepositional construct bederekh malkei yisrael {בְּדֶרֶךְ מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-ḏereḵ mal-kê yiś-rā-’ēl} functions as a locution of manner ‘in the way of the kings of Israel.’
Root and etymology
d-r-ḳ
“way, path, conduct”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:13
And you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication as the harlotries of the house of Ahab. And you also killed your brothers, the house of your father, who were better than you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 21:13, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ (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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.13.W2.S1) and character.