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

Result
דַּרְ + כֵי + אִ֑ישׁ
dar + khe + ish
darkheish

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    dar-KHE-Ish

  2. clause

    bir-TSOT Ye-ho-VAH dar-KHE-Ish

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.