Proverbs 9:6:5Prov.9.6.W5TAB
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
bederekh
“in the way of”
- Transliteration
- be-DE-rekh
- Extended
- beh-DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈdɛrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the way of
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-DE-rekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-DE-rekh bi-NA
- clause
ve-ish-RU be-DE-rekh bi-NA
- sentence
iz-VU pe-ta-IM vi-khe-YU ve-ish-RU be-DE-rekh bi-NA
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase be-derekh bina {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָה | bə-dɛ-rɛḵ bînâ} ‘in the way of insight’ combines directional metaphor with moral perception. This parallelism of command–promise–command–specification underscores that forsaking naivety yields life through disciplined conduct.
Root and etymology
RootDalet–Resh–Kaf
“way, path”
In context — Proverbs 9:6
Leave behind the simple ways and live, and walk straight in the way of insight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 9:6, so the Hebrew word בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (bederekh) 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.9.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.6.W5.S1) and character.