Job 22:3:7Job.22.3.W7TAB
דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃
derakhekha
“your ways”
- Transliteration
- de-ra-KHE-kha
- Extended
- deh-raa-KHEH-khaa
- IPA
- /drɑːˈxɛ.jxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
de-ra-KHE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ta-TEM de-ra-KHE-kha
- clause
ve-im-BE-tsa ki-ta-TEM de-ra-KHE-kha
- sentence
ha-KHE-fets le-sha-DAI KI tits-DAK ve-im-BE-tsa ki-ta-TEM de-ra-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The second question mirrors this with ve-im-betsa {וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע | ve-im-betsa | wə-ʾim-bě-ṣaʿ} “and if gain,” highlighting human benefit, followed by ki-tattem {כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם | ki-tat-tem | kî-ˌtat-tem} “if you are blameless” governing derakheka {דְּרָכֶֽיךָ | dera-khe-kha | də-ˈrā-ḵe-khā} “your ways.” This parallel structure contrasts divine satisfaction with human profit, preserving the Hebrew interrogative and conditional force in English.
In context — Job 22:3
Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous? Or any profit if you make your ways blameless?
About this coordinate
Job 22:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 22:3, so the Hebrew word דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ (derakhekha) 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 Job.22.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.3.W7.S1) and character.