Ezekiel 18:25:4Ezek.18.25.W4TAB
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derekh
“way”
- Transliteration
- DE-rekh
- Extended
- DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- way
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
DE-rekh a-do-NAI
- clause
va-a-MAR-tem LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI
- 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
The noun derekh {דֶּרֶךְ | de-reḵ} ‘way’ is linked to the divine title Adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʾă-dō-nāy}, indicating God’s conduct.
Root and etymology
Rootd-r-k
“way, path, journey”
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 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 18:25, so the Hebrew word דֶּ֣רֶךְ (derekh) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.25.W4.S1) and character.