Genesis 16:11:3Gen.16.11.W3TAB
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
maleakh
“the angel of”
- Transliteration
- ma-le-AKH
- Extended
- mah-leh-AHKH
- 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
ma-le-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN ve-ka-RAAT she-MO yi-she-ma-EL ki-sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH el-on-YEKH
Exegesis
The subject is the construct phrase malakh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | mal-ʾāḵ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘angel of the LORD’, where the noun in construct links directly with the divine name to mark this messenger as YHWH’s authorized representative.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–aleph–kaph
“to send, commission”
In context — Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said to her, “Look, you are pregnant and will bear a son; you shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:11, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַ֣ךְ (maleakh) 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 Gen.16.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.11.W3.S1) and character.