Psalm 18:21:2Ps.18.21.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:22
דֶּרֶךְ
derekh
“the way”
- Transliteration
- DE-rekh
- Extended
- DEH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ˈdɛ.rɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
דֶּ + רֶךְ
↓
de + rekh
↓
derekh
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
DE-rekh
- sentence
KI-sha-MAR-ti DE-rekh ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-RA-sha-ti me-e-lo-HAI
Root and etymology
d-r-k
“way, path”
In context — Psalm 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not acted wickedly away from my God .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:21, so the Hebrew word דֶּרֶךְ (derekh) 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 Ps.18.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.21.W2.S1) and character.