Genesis 19:15:5Gen.19.15.W5TAB
הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים
hammalakhim
“the angels”
- Transliteration
- ham-mal-a-KHIM
- Extended
- hahm-mahl-ah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ham.mal.ʔaˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
ham-mal-a-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM
- clause
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR
- sentence
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol form wa-yā-ʾî-ṣû {וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ | wa-yā-ʾî-ṣû} then conveys urgent action by ha-mal-ʾā-kîm {הַמַּלְאָכִים | ham-mal-ʾā-kîm}.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to send as a messenger”
In context — Genesis 19:15
As the dawn was rising, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are found here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:15, so the Hebrew word הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים (hammalakhim) 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.19.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.15.W5.S1) and character.