Proverbs 8:20:1Prov.8.20.W1TAB
בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה
beorakhtsedaka
“in the path of righteousness”
- Transliteration
- be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA
- Extended
- beh-OHR-ahkh-tseh-dah-KAA
- IPA
- /bəˈʔoː.raħ.tsədaːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the path of righteousness
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA
- clause
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA a-hal-LEKH
- sentence
be-O-rakh-tse-da-KA a-hal-LEKH be-TOKH ne-ti-VOT mish-PAT
Exegesis
The first phrase be-orakh tsedaqah {בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה | bə-’ô-rakh ṣə-dā-qāh} ‘in the way of righteousness’ and the second phrase be-tôkh nəṯîvôt miš-pāṭ {בְּ֝תוֹךְ נְתִיב֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט | bə-tôkh nə-ṯî-vôt miš-pā-ṭ} ‘in the midst of paths of justice’ bracket the main verb ’ăhalēkh {אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ | ă-hăl-lēkh} ‘I walk,’ creating a balanced chiasm that emphasizes ongoing moral movement. The construct chain ’ôrāḥ-ṣədaqāh binds ‘way’ and ‘righteousness,’ while the parallel construct be-tôkh nəṯîvôt underscores the domain of action. Preserving “in the way… in the midst of paths…” in English maintains the Hebrew’s poetic symmetry and highlights the active journey implied by the imperfect verb.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–chet
“way”
In context — Proverbs 8:20
I walk in the way of righteousness , in the midst of the paths of justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:20, so the Hebrew word בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה (beorakhtsedaka) 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.8.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.20.W1.S1) and character.