1 Samuel 19:21:41 Sam.19.21.W4TAB
מַלְאָכִ֣ים
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
- phraseyour reading level
mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM
- clause
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma va-YO-sef sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM she-li-SHIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma
Exegesis
The verb vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ | va-yish-lakh} appears twice, first with malakhim acherim {מַלְאָכִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים | mal-ʾā-kîm ʾa-ḥê-rîm} ‘other messengers,’ then with malakhim shlishim {מַלְאָכִ֣ים שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים | mal-ʾā-kîm šə-lî-šîm} ‘third ones/time,’ showing Saul’s escalating efforts.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:21
And they informed Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Then Saul persisted and sent messengers a third time, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָכִ֣ים (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.19.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.21.W4.S1) and character.