Proverbs 14:12:6Prov.14.12.W6TAB
דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃
darkhemavet
“ways of death”
- Transliteration
- dar-KHE-MA-vet
- Extended
- dahr-KHEE-MAA-veht
- IPA
- /darˈxeː.maː.vɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- ways of death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-KHE-MA-vet
- clause
ve-a-kha-ri-TAH dar-KHE-MA-vet
- sentence
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-NE-Ish ve-a-kha-ri-TAH dar-KHE-MA-vet
Root and etymology
Rootmem-vav-tav
“death”
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 14:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:12, so the Hebrew word דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ (darkhemavet) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.12.W6.S1) and character.