2 Samuel 19:27:72 Sam.19.27.W7TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:28
כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ
kemalakh
“like an angel”
- Transliteration
- ke-mal-AKH
- Extended
- keh-mahl-AHKH
- IPA
- /kəmalˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- like an angel
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yer-AG-gel be-av-DA-kha el-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh va-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM va-a-SE hat-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The simile kemalach haelohim {כְּמַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים | kə̆-mălāʾ-k hāʾ-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} elevates the king’s authority to a divine emissary.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-k
“messenger, angel”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:27
He slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like an angel of God ; therefore, do what is good in your eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 19:27, 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.19.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.27.W7.S1) and character.