Hosea 13:7:5Hos.13.7.W5TAB
עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ
aderekh
“upon the way”
- Transliteration
- a-DE-rekh
- Extended
- ah-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ʕalˈdɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the way
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
a-DE-rekh A-shur
- sentence
va-e-HI la-HEM ke-MO-SHA-khal ke-na-MER a-DE-rekh A-shur
Exegesis
The locative al-derekh {עַל־דֶּרֶךְ | ʿal de-reḵ} ‘by the way’ specifies the common path chosen for ambush, and the participle ashur {אָשׁוּר | ʾā-šur} ‘lying in wait’ completes the clause with ongoing readiness. The word order (verb–indirect object–similes–locative–participle) builds suspense and emphasizes inevitability. In the formal rendering, the imperfect is rendered as present tense (‘am’) to convey ongoing stance, while the participle yields future agency (‘will watch in ambush’). In the dynamic version, both clauses use future tense (‘will come against’, ‘will wait…to attack’) to highlight impending judgment.
Root and etymology
ד־ר־ך
“way, path”
In context — Hosea 13:7
So I am to them like a lion ; like a leopard by the way, I will watch in ambush over them.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hosea 13:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ (aderekh) 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 Hos.13.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.7.W5.S1) and character.