1 Chronicles 21:15:121 Chr.21.15.W12TAB
לַמַּלְאָ֤ךְ
lammalakh
“to the angel”
- Transliteration
- lam-mal-AKH
- Extended
- lahm-mahl-AKH
- IPA
- /lam.malˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the angel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 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
lam-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim le-hash-khi-TAH u-khe-hash-KHIT ra-AH ye-ho-VAH va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT RAV a-TAH HE-ref ya-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ha-e-lo-HIM mal-AKH li-ru-sha-LA-yim le-hash-khi-TAH u-khe-hash-KHIT ra-AH ye-ho-VAH va-yin-NA-khem al-ha-ra-AH va-yo-MER lam-mal-AKH ham-mash-KHIT RAV a-TAH HE-ref ya-DE-kha u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH o-MED im-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The opening verb vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַח | wayyiššaḥ} ‘and he sent’ initiates divine agency, followed by the mission of malʾākh {מַלְאָךְ | malʾāḵ} ‘angel’ with the infinitive ləhašḵîṯāh {לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ | ləhašḵîṯāh} ‘to destroy it,’ establishing purpose.
Finally, the construct malʾākh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | malʾāḵ YHWH} ‘angel of the LORD’ paired with ʿimgōren {עִם-גֹּרֶן | ʿimgōren} ‘with the threshing floor’ of ʾŏrnān hayĕvūsî {אָרְנָן הַיְבוּסִי | ʾŏrnān hayĕvūsî} frames the location. The progression from purpose clauses to narrative interruption, spoken command, and locative participle underscores the theology of divine judgment and mercy.
Root and etymology
l-ʼ-klamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as he was destroying, the LORD saw and relented concerning the calamity , and He said to the destroyer, “Enough ! Now hold back your hand.” Then the angel of the LORD stood at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 21:15, so the Hebrew word לַמַּלְאָ֤ךְ (lammalakh) 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.21.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.15.W12.S1) and character.