Proverbs 7:25:2Prov.7.25.W2TAB
אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ
elderakheha
“to her ways”
- Transliteration
- el-de-ra-KHE-ha
- Extended
- ehl-deh-raa-KHEH-haah
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.dəraːˈxɛ.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to her ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-de-ra-KHE-ha
- clause
al-YES-te el-de-ra-KHE-ha li-BE-kha
- sentence
al-YES-te el-de-ra-KHE-ha li-BE-kha al-TE-ta bi-ne-ti-VO-te-ha
Exegesis
The verse employs a double jussive prohibition with al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ followed by yēśeṭ {יֵשְׂטְ | yēśeṭ} governing libbĕkhā {לִבֶּךָ | libbĕḵā} ‘your heart’ plus the prepositional phrase ʾel dǝrāḵêhā {אֶל־דְּרָכֶיהָ | ʾel dǝrāḵêhā}, forming an inner deviation clause.
Root and etymology
Rootd-r-k
“way, path”
In context — Proverbs 7:25
Do not let your heart turn toward her ways; do not wander into her paths .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:25, so the Hebrew word אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ (elderakheha) 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.7.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.25.W2.S1) and character.