1 Samuel 16:19:31 Sam.16.19.W3TAB
מַלְאָכִ֖ים
malekhim
“messengers”
- Transliteration
- mal-e-KHIM
- Extended
- mahl-eh-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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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-e-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM el-yi-SHAI
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM el-yi-SHAI va-yo-MER shil-KHA e-LAI et-da-VID bin-KHA a-SHER ba-TSON
In context — 1 Samuel 16:19
Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send to me David your son, who is among the sheep .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 16:19, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָכִ֖ים (malekhim) 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 Sam.16.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.19.W3.S1) and character.