Proverbs 14:12:2Prov.14.12.W2TAB
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derekh
“a way”
- Transliteration
- DE-rekh
- Extended
- DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
דֶּ֣ + רֶךְ
↓
de + rekh
↓
derekh
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE-rekh
- clause
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-NE-Ish
- sentence
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-NE-Ish ve-a-kha-ri-TAH dar-KHE-MA-vet
Root and etymology
Rootdalet-resh-kaf
“to tread, walk”
In context — Proverbs 14:12
A way may look right before a man, but its end is the road to death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:12, so the Hebrew word דֶּ֣רֶךְ (derekh) 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.14.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.12.W2.S1) and character.