1 Samuel 19:20:31 Sam.19.20.W3TAB
מַלְאָכִים֮
malakhim
“messengers”
- Transliteration
- mal-a-KHIM
- Extended
- mahl-ah-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-a-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
Exegesis
The object malʾāḵîm {מַלְאָכִים | mal·ʾā·ḵîm} ‘messengers’ governs the infinitive construct lāqaḥat {לָקַ֣חַת | lā·qa·ḥat} to mark intent.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the band of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָכִים֮ (malakhim) 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.19.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.20.W3.S1) and character.