Proverbs 8:32:5Prov.8.32.W5TAB
דְּרָכַ֥י
derakhai
“my ways”
- Transliteration
- de-ra-KHAI
- Extended
- deh-rah-KHAAI
- IPA
- /dəraːˈxaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my ways
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
de-ra-KHAI
- phraseyour reading level
de-ra-KHAI yish-mo-RU
- clause
ve-ash-RE de-ra-KHAI yish-mo-RU
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-u-LI ve-ash-RE de-ra-KHAI yish-mo-RU
Exegesis
In that clause derakhai {דְּרָכַי | də-rā-ḵāy} ‘my ways’ acts as the object of the verb yishmeru {יִשְׁמְרוּ | yiš-mə-rū} ‘they keep’. The formal version preserves the Hebrew word order inversion (“and blessed are those…”), whereas the dynamic version uses a causal “for” to link obedience and blessing. Parallelism between the command and the blessing highlights the theme that obedience leads to well-being.
Root and etymology
Rootd–r–k
“to walk, proceed”
In context — Proverbs 8:32
And now, children, listen to me, and blessed are those who keep my ways .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:32, so the Hebrew word דְּרָכַ֥י (derakhai) 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.8.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.32.W5.S1) and character.