Deuteronomy 17:16:16Deut.17.16.W16TAB
בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ
baderekh
“by the way”
- Transliteration
- ba-DE-rekh
- Extended
- bah-DEH-rekh
- IPA
- /badˈdɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ba-DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH
- clause
va-Ye-ho-VAH a-MAR la-KHEM LO to-si-FUN la-SHUV ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH OD
- sentence
RAK lo-yar-BEH-LO su-SIM ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM mits-RAI-ma le-MA-an har-BOT SUS va-Ye-ho-VAH a-MAR la-KHEM LO to-si-FUN la-SHUV ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH OD
Exegesis
The final prohibition tôsîp̄ûn lāšûv {תֹסִפ֗וּן לָשׁ֛וּב | tōsîp̄ûn lāšûv} with ba-dēreḵ ha-zeh ʿōd {בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה עֽוֹד | ba-dēreḵ ha-zeh ʿōd} forbids repeated return by that specific route.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:16
Only he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, “You shall not return on this way again.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:16:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 17:16, so the Hebrew word בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ (baderekh) 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 Deut.17.16.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.16.W16.S1) and character.