2 Kings 16:3:22 Kgs.16.3.W2TAB
בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ
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 mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ve-GAM et-be-NO he-e-VIR ba-ESH ke-to-a-VOT ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH o-TAM mip-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bederekh malkhei yiśrāʾēl {בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bədereḵ malkê yiśrāʾēl} ‘in way of kings of Israel’ functions adverbially to characterize the king’s conduct.
Root and etymology
ד–ר–ך
“way, path”
In context — 2 Kings 16:3
He walked in the way of the kings of Israel and also made his son pass through the fire like the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 16:3, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ (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 Kgs.16.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.3.W2.S1) and character.