Exodus 14:19:2Exod.14.19.W2TAB
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
malakh
“the angel of”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH
- Extended
- mahl-AKH
- IPA
- /mal.ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- the angel of
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 | |
| 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
mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yis-SA mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ho-LEKH lif-NEI ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL va-YE-lekh me-a-kha-RE-hem
- sentence
va-yis-SA mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ho-LEKH lif-NEI ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL va-YE-lekh me-a-kha-RE-hem va-yis-SA am-MUD he-a-NAN mip-NEI-hem va-ya-a-MOD me-a-kha-RE-hem
Exegesis
The compound noun phrase mal’akh ha’elohim {מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים | malʾaḵ ha-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘angel of God’, modified by the participle ha-holekh {הַהֹלֵךְ | ha-hō-lē-ḵ} ‘the one going’, denotes continuous divine guidance.
Root and etymology
l-’-klamed-aleph-kaph
“to send”
In context — Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the pillar of cloud also set out from before them and stood behind them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:19, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַ֣ךְ (malakh) 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 Exod.14.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.19.W2.S1) and character.