Judges 13:18:3Judg.13.18.W3TAB
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
malekh
“messenger of”
- Transliteration
- mal-EKH
- Extended
- mahl-EHKH
- IPA
- /malˈʔɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- messenger of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
mal-EKH
- phraseyour reading level
mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LO mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH la-MA ZE tish-AL lish-MI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH la-MA ZE tish-AL lish-MI ve-HU-pe-LI
Exegesis
The noun phrase malʾakh YHWH {מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה | malʾāḵ Yəhôwâ} ‘messenger of the LORD’ presents a noun-noun construct emphasizing divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–aleph–kaph
“messenger”
In context — Judges 13:18
And the messenger of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask for my name? For it is wonderful .”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:18, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַ֣ךְ (malekh) 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.13.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.18.W3.S1) and character.