Proverbs 1:15:3Prov.1.15.W3TAB
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
bederekh
“in the way”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛ.rɛx/
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
- phraseyour reading level
al-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh i-TAM
- clause
be-NI al-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh i-TAM
- sentence
be-NI al-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh i-TAM me-NA RAG-le-KHA min-ne-ti-va-TAM
Exegesis
Telekh {תֵּלֵךְ | tē-lē-ḵ}, a Qal imperfect, implies ongoing action, followed by the prepositional phrase be-derekh {בְּדֶרֶךְ | bə-de-reḵ} ‘in the way’, while ittam {אִתָּם | it-ṭām} ‘with them’ adds associative context.
Root and etymology
ד־ר־ך
“way, journey”
In context — Proverbs 1:15
My son, do not go in the way with them; restrain your foot from their path .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:15, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (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 Prov.1.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.15.W3.S1) and character.