Proverbs 23:19:5Prov.23.19.W5TAB
בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ
badderekh
“in the way”
- Transliteration
- bad-DE-rekh
- Extended
- bahd-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /badˈdɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
bad-DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
bad-DE-rekh li-BE-kha
- clause
ve-a-SHER bad-DE-rekh li-BE-kha
- sentence
she-ma-a-TA ve-NI va-kha-KHAM ve-a-SHER bad-DE-rekh li-BE-kha
Exegesis
The construct ba-derekh {בַּדֶּרֶךְ | ba-ḏé-rèḵ} ‘in the way’ serves as a metaphor for one’s life course.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaph
“way, path”
In context — Proverbs 23:19
Hear, my son, and be wise; and direct your heart to the way .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:19, so the Hebrew word בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ (badderekh) 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.23.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.19.W5.S1) and character.