Ezekiel 18:25:13Ezek.18.25.W13TAB
דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם
darkhekhem
“your ways”
- Transliteration
- dar-khe-KHEM
- Extended
- dahr-kheh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /dar.χeːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-khe-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM
- clause
shim-E-u-NA BET yis-re-EL ha-dar-KHI LO yit-ta-KHEN ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHE-nu
- sentence
va-a-MAR-tem LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI shim-E-u-NA BET yis-re-EL ha-dar-KHI LO yit-ta-KHEN ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHE-nu
Exegesis
and ha-lō dar-ḵê-ḵem lo yitakhen {הֲלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם לֹא יִתָּכֵנוּ | ha-lōʾ dar-ḵê-ḵem lōʾ yit-tā-ḵē-nu} ‘Is it not your ways that are not established?’—use repetition of yitakhen to underscore the contrast between divine and human justice.
In context — Ezekiel 18:25
Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair .” Hear now, house of Israel: Is My way not fair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 18:25, so the Hebrew word דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם (darkhekhem) 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 Ezek.18.25.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.25.W13.S1) and character.