Proverbs 7:19:6Prov.7.19.W6TAB
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
bederekh
“on a way or on a road”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bədɛˈrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- on a way or on a road
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 me-ra-KHOK
- clause
ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh me-ra-KHOK
- sentence
KI EN ha-ISH be-VE-TO ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh me-ra-KHOK
Exegesis
The compound prepositional phrase bederex merachoq {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק | bə-ḏerex mê-rā-ḥōq} ‘by way from afar’ specifies manner and distance. Together, these elements link cause and movement, framing a deliberate departure far from home.
Root and etymology
d-r-kdalet–resh–kaf
“way; path; manner”
In context — Proverbs 7:19
For the man is not in his house; he has gone on a journey far away.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 7:19, 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.7.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.19.W6.S1) and character.