Proverbs 4:14:5Prov.4.14.W5TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
be-DE-rekh ra-IM
- clause
ve-al-te-a-SHER be-DE-rekh ra-IM
- sentence
be-O-rakh re-sha-IM al-ta-VO ve-al-te-a-SHER be-DE-rekh ra-IM
Exegesis
These are followed by prepositional phrases be-orach {בְּאֹרַח | bə-ʾō-rāḥ} ‘path’ with the noun resha’im {רְשָׁעִים | rə-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’, and be-derekh {בְּדֶרֶךְ | bə-de-reḵ} ‘way’ with ra’im {רָעִים | rā-ʿîm} ‘evil ones’, forming synonymous parallelism to reinforce the warning. The shift to the Piel imperfect in te-asher indicates intensified, purposeful continuation. Translating “enter” and “proceed” preserves the Hebrew’s sense of deliberate movement while maintaining the verse’s balanced structure.
Root and etymology
Rootd-r-k
“way, road”
In context — Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked , and do not proceed in the way of evildoers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 4:14, 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.4.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.14.W5.S1) and character.