1 Chronicles 21:18:11 Chr.21.18.W1TAB
וּמַלְאַ֧ךְ
umalakh
“and an angel”
- Transliteration
- u-mal-AKH
- Extended
- oo-mahl-AKH
- IPA
- /u.malˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and an angel
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
u-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-GAD le-MOR le-da-VID
- sentence
u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-GAD le-MOR le-da-VID KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The clause begins with u-malakh {וּמַלְאַךְ | ū-mallāʾḵ} joined by simple vav, introducing a new action in the narrative.
Root and etymology
consonantslamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:18
And the angel of the LORD said to Gad, to say to David, that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:18, so the Hebrew word וּמַלְאַ֧ךְ (umalakh) 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.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.18.W1.S1) and character.