Judges 13:15:3Judg.13.15.W3TAB
אֶל־מַלְאַ֣ךְ
elmalakh
“to the angel of”
- Transliteration
- el-mal-AKH
- Extended
- ehl-mal-AKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.malˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the angel of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH na-tse-RA-na o-TAKH ve-na-a-SE le-fa-NE-kha ge-DI i-ZIM
Exegesis
The phrase el-malakh YHWH {אֶל־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָ֑ה | ʾel-məlaʾḵ Yəhōwāh} functions as the indirect object, identifying the divine messenger.
Root and etymology
l-’-klamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — Judges 13:15
And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD , “Please let us detain you , and let us prepare before you a young goat from the goats.”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מַלְאַ֣ךְ (elmalakh) 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 Judg.13.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.15.W3.S1) and character.