2 Chronicles 18:12:12 Chr.18.12.W1TAB
וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ
vehamalakh
“and the messenger”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-mal-AKH
- Extended
- veh-hah-mahl-AKH
- IPA
- /vəhammalˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the messenger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ve-ha-mal-AKH
- clause
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh vi-hi-NA de-var-KHA ke-a-KHAD me-HEM ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
Exegesis
The clause opens with ve-ham-malach {וְהַמַּלְאָךְ | wə·ham·mā·lā·ḥ} ‘and the messenger,’ followed by the relative clause asher-halakh liqro le-mikhayhu {אֲשֶׁר־הָלַךְ לִקְרֹא לְמִיכָיְהוּ | ʾă·šer-hā·lakh liq·rô lə·mi·khā·yê·hû} ‘who went to call Micaiah,’ indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
RootLamed–Aleph–Kaph
“to send”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:12
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the prophets speak with one voice in favor of the king. Let your word align with theirs, and speak favorably.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ (vehamalakh) 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 2 Chr.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.12.W1.S1) and character.