Judges 13:17:3Judg.13.17.W3TAB
אֶל־מַלְאַ֥ךְ
elmalakh
“to the messenger of”
- Transliteration
- el-mal-AKH
- Extended
- ehl-mal-AKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.malˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the messenger 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 MI she-ME-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH MI she-ME-kha ki-ya-VO de-va-RE-kha de-VAR-kha ve-khi-bad-NU-kha
Exegesis
The construct malʾākh YHWH {מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה | mal-ʾā-ḵ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ fuses the noun ‘angel’ with the covenant name, emphasizing a unique divine emissary.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-klamed–aleph–kaf
“to send”
In context — Judges 13:17
And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD , “What is your name , so that when your word comes to pass we may honor you?”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מַלְאַ֥ךְ (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.13.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.17.W3.S1) and character.