2 Kings 14:8:42 Kgs.14.8.W4TAB
מַלְאָכִ֔ים
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
- clause
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The direct object malʾākhim {מַלְאָכִ֔ים | malʾā-ḵîm} indicates official envoys.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־א
“messenger, one who is sent”
In context — 2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 14:8, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָכִ֔ים (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 2 Kgs.14.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.8.W4.S1) and character.