1 Kings 19:5:71 Kgs.19.5.W7TAB
מַלְאָךְ֙
malakh
“an angel or messenger”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH
- Extended
- mahl-AKH
- IPA
- /malˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- an angel or messenger
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 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
mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE-ze mal-AKH
- clause
ve-hin-NE-ze mal-AKH no-GE-a BO va-YO-mer LO KUM e-KHOL
- sentence
va-yish-KAV va-yi-SHAN TA-khat RO-tem e-KHAD ve-hin-NE-ze mal-AKH no-GE-a BO va-YO-mer LO KUM e-KHOL
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-klamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — 1 Kings 19:5
He lay down beneath a broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly a messenger touched him and said, “Arise and eat.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 19:5, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָךְ֙ (malakh) 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 Kgs.19.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.5.W7.S1) and character.