Proverbs 16:25:2Prov.16.25.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
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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The word
Word in context
- word
DE-rekh
- clause
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-ne-EISH
- sentence
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-ne-EISH ve-a-kha-ri-TAH dar-KHE-MA-vet
Exegesis
The nominal clause derekh yashar {דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר | de-reḵ yā-šār} ‘upright way’ is modified by the prepositional phrase lifnei ish {לִפְנֵי־אִישׁ | li-p̄nê ʾîš} indicating human perspective.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaf
“to tread, journey”
In context — Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right before a man, but its end is the ways of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:25, 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.16.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.25.W2.S1) and character.