Proverbs 13:6:3Prov.13.6.W3TAB
תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ
tamdarekh
“one blameless of way”
- Transliteration
- TAM-da-REKH
- Extended
- TAAM-dah-REHkh
- IPA
- /taːm.daːˈrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- one blameless of way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
TAM-da-REKH
- clause
tse-da-KA ti-TSOR TAM-da-REKH
- sentence
tse-da-KA ti-TSOR TAM-da-REKH ve-rish-A te-sal-LEF khat-TAT
Exegesis
tsedaqah {צְדָקָה | ṣə-ḏā-qāh} ‘righteousness’ serves as the subject in the first clause, followed by the Qal imperfect titzor {תִּצֹּר | tîṣ-ṣôr} ‘she guards’ and the construct tam derekh {תָּם־דָּרֶךְ | ṯām dā-reḵ} ‘blameless way’ as object.
Root and etymology
Roott-m-m
“to be complete or blameless”
In context — Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness guards the blameless one in his way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:6, so the Hebrew word תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ (tamdarekh) 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.13.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.6.W3.S1) and character.