Proverbs 12:26:4Prov.12.26.W4TAB
וְדֶ֖רֶךְ
vederekh
“and way of”
- Transliteration
- ve-DE-rekh
- Extended
- veh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /vəˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and way of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-DE-rekh
- clause
ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em
- sentence
ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em
Exegesis
The prefixed conjunction ve- to de rekh {וְדֶ֖רֶךְ | wə-de-rê-ḵ} ‘and the way’ introduces an adversative bridge.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaf
“to tread, go”
In context — Proverbs 12:26
A righteous person is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:26, so the Hebrew word וְדֶ֖רֶךְ (vederekh) 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.12.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.26.W4.S1) and character.