1 Chronicles 14:1:51 Chr.14.1.W5TAB
מַלְאָכִים֮
malakhim
“messengers”
- Transliteration
- mal-a-KHIM
- Extended
- mahl-ah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /mal.ʔaːˈχiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- messengers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mal-a-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim liv-NOT LO BA-yit
Exegesis
The direct object malaakhim {מַלְאָכִים | mal’āḵîm} is followed by el david {אֶל דָּוִד | ʾel dāwîḏ}, marking the recipient.
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:1
And Hiram , king of Tyre, sent messengers to David with cedar timber , skilled stonemasons and carpenters, to build a house for him.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 14:1, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָכִים֮ (malakhim) 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 1 Chr.14.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.1.W5.S1) and character.