Proverbs 7:27:1Prov.7.27.W1TAB
דַּרְכֵ֣י
darkhe
“ways of”
- Transliteration
- dar-KHE
- Extended
- dahr-KHEE
- IPA
- /darˈχeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- ways of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-KHE
- clause
dar-KHE she-OL be-TA
- sentence
dar-KHE she-OL be-TA yor-de-OT el-kha-de-REI-ma-VET
Exegesis
The Hebrew phrase begins with darkhei {דַּרְכֵ֣י | dārḵê} ‘ways’ in a construct relationship with she’ol {שְׁא֣וֹל | šəʾôl} ‘Sheol’, indicating paths leading into the realm of the dead.
Root and etymology
Rootd-r-k
“way, path”
In context — Proverbs 7:27
Her house is a pathway to Sheol , descending to the chambers of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 7:27, so the Hebrew word דַּרְכֵ֣י (darkhe) 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.7.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.27.W1.S1) and character.