Proverbs 12:28:1Prov.12.28.W1TAB
בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה
beorakhtsedaka
“in the path of righteousness”
- Transliteration
- be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- beh-OHR-ahkh-tseh-dah-KAA
- IPA
- /bəˈʔoː.raħ.tsəðaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the path of righteousness
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA
- clause
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA kha-YIM
- sentence
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA kha-YIM ve-DE-rekh ne-ti-VA AL-ma-vet
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase be’orach {בְּאֹֽרַח | bə-’ō-raḥ} ‘in the path’, linked by construct to tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-dā-qāh} ‘righteousness’, forming a phrase of ethical direction.
Root and etymology
aleph-resh-chetaleph–resh–chet
“road, path, journey”
In context — Proverbs 12:28
In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:28, so the Hebrew word בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה (beorakhtsedaka) 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.12.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.28.W1.S1) and character.