Proverbs 20:24:5Prov.20.24.W5TAB
דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
darko
“his way”
- Transliteration
- dar-KO
- Extended
- dahr-KOH
- IPA
- /dar.ˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his way
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-KO
- phraseyour reading level
mah-ya-VIN dar-KO
- clause
ve-a-DAM mah-ya-VIN dar-KO
- sentence
me-ye-ho-VAH mi-tse-A-DEI-GA-ver ve-a-DAM mah-ya-VIN dar-KO
Exegesis
The verse culminates with darkô {דַרְכּוֹ | dā·rkô} ‘his way’ placed at the end for emphasis on the existential inquiry into human self-understanding in light of divine sovereignty.
In context — Proverbs 20:24
A person’s steps come from the LORD ; how then can one understand his own way ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:24, so the Hebrew word דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ (darko) 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.20.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.24.W5.S1) and character.