2 Samuel 14:17:82 Sam.14.17.W8TAB
כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ
kemalakh
“like an angel of”
- Transliteration
- ke-mal-AKH
- Extended
- keh-mal-AKH
- IPA
- /kəmalˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- like an angel of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ke-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
KI ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
KI ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM KEN a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lish-MO-a ha-TOV ve-ha-RA va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ye-HI im-MAKH
- sentence
va-TO-mer shiv-kha-TE-kha yih-HE-NA de-VAR-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lim-nu-KHA KI ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM KEN a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lish-MO-a ha-TOV ve-ha-RA va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ye-HI im-MAKH
Exegesis
The simile kemalakh haelohim {כְּמַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים | kə-mal-ʾā-ḵ ha-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} draws a comparison to divine discernment, and the infinitive lishmoa {לִשְׁמֹעַ | liš-mō-ʿa} governs the coordinated objects hatov vehara {הַטּוֹב וְהָרָע | ha-ṭôv wə-ha-rāʿ}, juxtaposing moral opposites.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-ḵlamed–aleph–kaph
“messenger, envoy”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:17
And your maidservant said, “May the word of my lord the king provide rest, for like an angel of God , so is my lord the king in discerning the good and the evil . May the LORD your God be with you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 14:17, so the Hebrew word כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ (kemalakh) 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 Sam.14.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.17.W8.S1) and character.