Exodus 23:20:4Exod.23.20.W4TAB
מַלְאָךְ֙
malakh
“an angel”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH
- Extended
- mal-AAKH
- IPA
- /mal.ˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- an angel
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 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
sho-LE-akh mal-AKH
- clause
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh
- sentence
hin-NEH a-no-KHI sho-LE-akh mal-AKH le-fa-NE-kha lish-mor-KHA bad-DA-rekh ve-la-ha-vi-a-KHA el-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER ha-khi-NO-ti
Exegesis
The participle sholeakh {שֹׁלֵ֤חַ | šōlēaḥ} ‘sending’ in Qal marks the primary action, with malakh {מַלְאָךְ֙ | malʾāḵ} ‘angel’ as its agent.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥshin–lamed–het
“to send”
In context — Exodus 23:20
Behold, I am sending an angel ahead of you, to keep watch over you on the way and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 23:20, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָךְ֙ (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.23.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.20.W4.S1) and character.