Proverbs 19:16:6Prov.19.16.W6TAB
דְרָכָ֣יו
derakhav
“his ways”
- Transliteration
- de-ra-KHAV
- Extended
- deh-rah-KHAAV
- IPA
- /dəraːˈχaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-ra-KHAV
- phraseyour reading level
de-ra-KHAV yu-MAT ya-MUT
- clause
bo-ZE de-ra-KHAV yu-MAT ya-MUT
- sentence
sho-MER mits-VA sho-MER naf-SHO bo-ZE de-ra-KHAV yu-MAT ya-MUT
Exegesis
Each clause begins with the participle shomer {שֹׁמֵ֣ר | šōmēr} ‘one who keeps’ and bozeh {בּוֹזֵ֖ה | bō·zēh} ‘one who despises’, followed by their objects mitzvah {מִ֭צְוָה | miṣ·wāh} ‘commandment’ and derakhav {דְרָכָ֣יו | də·rā·ḵāw} ‘his ways’.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–resh–kaph
“way, path”
In context — Proverbs 19:16
The one who keeps the commandment preserves his soul , but whoever despises his ways will die.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 19:16, so the Hebrew word דְרָכָ֣יו (derakhav) 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.19.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.16.W6.S1) and character.