Ezekiel 21:20:1Ezek.21.20.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:25
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derekh
“a way or road”
- Transliteration
- DE-rekh
- Extended
- DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a way or road
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 ta-SIM
- clause
DE-rekh ta-SIM la-VO KHE-rev ET RAB-bat be-NE-A-MON
- sentence
DE-rekh ta-SIM la-VO KHE-rev ET RAB-bat be-NE-A-MON ve-ET-ye-hu-DA bi-ru-sha-LA-im be-tsu-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with derekh {דְּרֵךְ | də-rēḵ} ‘way’, establishing the theme of route designation, followed by ta'aseh {תַּעֲשֵׂה | ta-‘ă-śēh} ‘designate’, introducing the prophetic command.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaph
“way, path”
In context — Ezekiel 21:20
Mark out a way , so that the sword may come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:20, 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.20.W1.S1) and character.