Joshua 23:14:5Josh.23.14.W5TAB
בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ
bederekh
“in the way”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rekh
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-DE-rekh
- clause
ve-hi-NEH a-no-KHI ho-LEKH ha-YOM be-DE-rekh kol-ha-A-retz
- sentence
ve-hi-NEH a-no-KHI ho-LEKH ha-YOM be-DE-rekh kol-ha-A-retz vi-da-TEM be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-she-KHEM ki LO-na-FAL da-VAR e-KHAD mi-KOL had-de-va-RIM hat-to-VIM a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem a-LEI-khem ha-KOL BA-u la-KHEM LO-na-FAL mi-me-NU da-VAR e-KHAD
Exegesis
The idiom bederekh kol-haaretz {בְּדֶרֶךְ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ | bə-der-ek kol-hā-ʾā-reṣ} functions as a euphemism for death.
In context — Joshua 23:14
And behold, I am going today in the way of all the earth. And you know in all your heart and in all your soul that not one word from all the good words that the LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have come to you, and not a single word has failed.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 23:14, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ (bederekh) 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 Josh.23.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.14.W5.S1) and character.