Proverbs 30:20:2Prov.30.20.W2TAB
דֶּ֥רֶךְ
derekh
“way of”
- Transliteration
- DE-rekh
- Extended
- DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- way of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA
- clause
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha
- sentence
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha ve-a-me-RA lo-FA-al-TE A-ven
Exegesis
The construct derekh ishah {דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה | dereḵ iššâ} “way of a woman” sets the topic, modified by the Piel participle mena’efet {מְנָאָפֶת | menā’p̄eṯ} to indicate ongoing adultery. The sequence of perfect verbs akhla … umachatah …
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaf
“to tread; way”
In context — Proverbs 30:20
Thus is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, and wipes her mouth , and says, “I have done no wickedness” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:20, so the Hebrew word דֶּ֥רֶךְ (derekh) 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.30.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.20.W2.S1) and character.