Proverbs 14:8:4Prov.14.8.W4TAB
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ
darko
“his way”
- Transliteration
- dar-KO
- Extended
- dahr-KOH
- IPA
- /darˈkɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his way
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-KO
- clause
khokh-MAT a-RUM ha-VIN dar-KO
- sentence
khokh-MAT a-RUM ha-VIN dar-KO ve-i-VE-let ke-si-LIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect havin {הָבִין | hā-vîn} ‘discerns’ takes darko {דַּרְכּוֹ | dar-kô} ‘his way’ as its direct object.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaph
“to tread, to walk”
In context — Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is that he understands his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:8, so the Hebrew word דַּרְכּ֑וֹ (darko) 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.14.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.8.W4.S1) and character.