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

Result
וְ + הַ + מַּלְ + אָ֞ךְ
ve + ha + mal + akh
vehamalakh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-mal-AKH

  2. 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

  3. 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 context2 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.