Genesis 48:16:1Gen.48.16.W1TAB
הַמַּלְאָךְ֩
hamalakh
“the angel”
- Transliteration
- ha-mal-AKH
- Extended
- hah-mal-AAKH
- IPA
- /ham.mal.ˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the angel
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 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
ha-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI
- clause
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK
- sentence
ha-mal-AKH ha-go-EL o-TI mi-kol-RA ye-va-REKH et-ha-ne-a-RIM ve-yik-ka-RE va-HEM she-MI ve-SHEM a-vo-TAI av-ra-HAM ve-yits-KHAK ve-yid-GU la-ROV be-KE-rev ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with the definite noun phrase ham-malakh hag-goel {הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל | ham-malʾākh hag-gōʾēl}, where hag-goel functions attributively as a participle without an explicit relative pronoun.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-klamed–aleph–kaph
“messenger”
In context — Genesis 48:16
The angel who has redeemed me from all evil—may He bless these young men. May my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, abide with them, and may they multiply abundantly in the midst of the land.
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 48:16, so the Hebrew word הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ (hamalakh) 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.48.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.16.W1.S1) and character.