Genesis 16:7:2Gen.16.7.W2TAB
מַלְאַ֧ךְ
malakh
“messenger of”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH
- Extended
- mahl-AHKH
- IPA
- /mal.ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- messenger 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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yim-tsa-AH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH al-EN ha-MA-yim bam-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-yim-tsa-AH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH al-EN ha-MA-yim bam-mid-BAR al-ha-A-yin be-DE-rekh SHUR
Exegesis
The construct chain malakh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָ֛ה | mal-ʾākh Yə-hō-wāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ denotes a divine messenger.
Root and etymology
Rootl-ʾ-k
“to send, commission”
In context — Genesis 16:7
The angel of the LORD found her beside a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring along the road to Shur.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:7, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַ֧ךְ (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 Gen.16.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.7.W2.S1) and character.