Proverbs 16:7:3Prov.16.7.W3TAB
דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ
darkheish
“the ways of a man”
- Transliteration
- dar-KHE-Ish
- Extended
- dahr-KHEE-IHsh
- IPA
- /darˈxeː.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ways of a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-KHE-Ish
- clause
bir-TSOT Ye-ho-VAH dar-KHE-Ish
- sentence
bir-TSOT Ye-ho-VAH dar-KHE-Ish gam-o-ye-VAV yash-LIM i-TO
Exegesis
The construct phrase darkhei-ish {דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ | darkê ʾîš} ‘ways of a man’ specifies the human behavior under consideration.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ y š
“man, individual”
In context — Proverbs 16:7
When the LORD takes pleasure in a man’s ways, He brings even his enemies into peace with him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:7, so the Hebrew word דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ (darkheish) 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.16.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.7.W3.S1) and character.