Proverbs 8:22:4Prov.8.22.W4TAB
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ
darko
“of his way”
- Transliteration
- dar-KO
- Extended
- dahr-KOH
- IPA
- /darˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of his way
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dar-KO
- phraseyour reading level
ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO KE-dem mif-a-LAV me-AZ
Exegesis
The construct reishit darkô {רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ | rēʾšît darkô} 'beginning of His way' positions Wisdom in relation to divine activity.
In context — Proverbs 8:22
The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of long ago.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:22, so the Hebrew word דַּרְכּ֑וֹ (darko) 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.8.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.22.W4.S1) and character.