2 Samuel 15:23:132 Sam.15.23.W13TAB
עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ
alpenederekh
“upon the face of the way or along the road”
- Transliteration
- al-pe-NE-de-rekh
- Extended
- ahl-peh-NEE-deh-rehkh
- IPA
- /ʕal.pəˈneː.dɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the face of the way or along the road
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
al-pe-NE-de-rekh
- clause
ve-ham-ME-lekh o-VER be-na-KHAL kid-RON ve-KHOL-ha-AM o-ve-RIM al-pe-NE-de-rekh et-ham-mid-BAR
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-A-rets bo-KHIM KOL ga-DOL ve-KHOL-ha-AM o-ve-RIM ve-ham-ME-lekh o-VER be-na-KHAL kid-RON ve-KHOL-ha-AM o-ve-RIM al-pe-NE-de-rekh et-ham-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The verse closes with the directional phrase al-penei-derekh {עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ | ʿal-pə·nê-de·reḵ} ‘along the face of the way’ plus et-ha-midbar {אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּֽר | ʾet-ham·mid·bār} ‘the wilderness’, indicating movement toward refuge. The repetition of parallel participial clauses creates a sense of collective urgency, and the shift from plural to singular participle highlights the king’s distinct role.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaf
“way, path”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:23
And all the land wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed by; and the king crossed the Kidron Valley , and all the people continued on the road toward the wilderness .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 15:23, so the Hebrew word עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְ (alpenederekh) 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 Sam.15.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.23.W13.S1) and character.