Genesis 19:1:3Gen.19.1.W3TAB
הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים
hamalakhim
“angels”
- Transliteration
- ha-mal-a-KHIM
- Extended
- hah-mal-ah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ham.mal.ʔaː.ˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- angels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mal-a-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-NEI ha-mal-a-KHIM se-DO-ma
- clause
va-ya-vo-U she-NEI ha-mal-a-KHIM se-DO-ma ba-E-rev ve-LOT yo-SHEV be-sha-ar-se-DOM
- sentence
va-ya-vo-U she-NEI ha-mal-a-KHIM se-DO-ma ba-E-rev ve-LOT yo-SHEV be-sha-ar-se-DOM va-yar-LOT va-ya-KAM li-kra-TAM va-yish-ta-KHU a-PAI-yim ar-TSA
Exegesis
The construct dual numeral shnei hammalakhim {שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים | šə-nê ham-mal-ʾā-ḵîm} ‘the two angels’ emphasizes their specific number.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to send as a messenger”
In context — Genesis 19:1
In the evening, the two angels arrived at Sodom. Lot was seated at the gate of Sodom; when he noticed them, he stood to greet them and bowed down, his face toward the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:1, so the Hebrew word הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים (hamalakhim) 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.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.1.W3.S1) and character.