Proverbs 13:15:3Prov.13.15.W3TAB
וְדֶ֖רֶךְ
vederekh
“and {the} way of”
- Transliteration
- ve-DE-rekh
- Extended
- veh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /vəˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and {the} 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 bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
- sentence
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ | wə} introduces an adversative clause with derekh {דֶרֶךְ | dĕ-reḵ} ‘way’ qualified by the participle bogdim {בֹּגְדִים | bôg-dîm} ‘transgressors’, and the adjective eitan {אֵיתָן | ʾêy-ṭān} ‘hard’ serves as the predicate. This antithetical parallelism, common in Hebrew wisdom literature, contrasts the positive outcome of wisdom with the difficult fate of the faithless. The English “but” conveys the adversative sense of the Hebrew vav without overbearing the cadence.
In context — Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:15, 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.13.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.15.W3.S1) and character.