1 Chronicles 21:27:31 Chr.21.27.W3TAB
לַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ
lamalakh
“to the angel”
- Transliteration
- la-mal-AKH
- Extended
- lah-mahl-AAKH
- 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
la-mal-AKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH la-mal-AKH va-YA-shev khar-BO el-ne-da-NA
Exegesis
The verse comprises two sequential clauses introduced by the vav-consecutive verb way-yō-mer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, which initiates a divine speech act addressing la-mal-ʾākh {לַמַּלְאָךְ | la-mal-ʾākh} as the indirect object.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–aleph
“messenger”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:27
And the LORD said to the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 21:27, so the Hebrew word לַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ (lamalakh) 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.21.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.27.W3.S1) and character.