Proverbs 2:13:5Prov.2.13.W5TAB
בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
bedarkhekhoshekh
“in ways of darkness”
- Transliteration
- be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
- Extended
- beh-dar-KHEE-khoh-SHEHKH
- IPA
- /bəðarˈχeː.ħoˈʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in ways of darkness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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
be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
- clause
la-LE-khet be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
- sentence
ha-O-ze-VIM A-re-KHOT YO-sher la-LE-khet be-dar-KHE-kho-SHEKH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lalekhet {לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת | lālékhet} ‘to walk’ introduces a purpose clause, completed by the construct bedarkhei-choshekh {בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ | bə-daṟḵê-ḥōšêḵ} ‘in the ways of darkness.’ English renders the infinitive purpose as “to walk,” preserving the intentional nuance, and reproduces the maqqef-bound phrase as “ways of darkness” to reflect the Hebrew unity.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ–š–ḵ
“darkness, obscurity”
In context — Proverbs 2:13
Those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:13, so the Hebrew word בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (bedarkhekhoshekh) 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.2.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.13.W5.S1) and character.