Proverbs 4:11:1Prov.4.11.W1TAB
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
bederekh
“in the way of”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the way of
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 | |
| 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
be-DE-rekh
- clause
be-DE-rekh KHA-khe-MA ho-RE-ti-KHA
- sentence
be-DE-rekh KHA-khe-MA ho-RE-ti-KHA hi-de-RAKH-ti-KHA be-ma-e-gel-LE-yo-SHER
Exegesis
The first, bederekh chokhmah {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה | bə-ḏə-rə-ḵ ḥā-ḵə-mā}, functions as a temporal or locative frame “in the way of wisdom,” followed by the causative verb horetikha {הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ | hō-rē-ṯî-kā} “I have instructed you.”
Root and etymology
ד־ר־ך
“way, course”
In context — Proverbs 4:11
I have instructed you in the way of wisdom, and I have led you in paths of uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 4:11, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (bederekh) 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.4.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.11.W1.S1) and character.