Judges 13:21:11Judg.13.21.W11TAB
כִּֽי־מַלְאַ֥ךְ
kimalakh
“that {it was} a messenger of”
- Transliteration
- ki-mal-AKH
- Extended
- KEE-mahl-AKHH
- IPA
- /kiː.malˈʔaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- that {it was} a messenger of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
AZ ya-DA ma-NO-akh ki-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH HU
- sentence
ve-LO-ya-SAF OD mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH le-he-ra-O el-ma-NO-akh ve-el-ish-TO AZ ya-DA ma-NO-akh ki-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH HU
Exegesis
The clause ki-malakh {כִּֽי־מַלְאַךְ | kī-malʾā́ḵ}, the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, and the pronoun hu {הוּא | hū} assert definitive identity. The formal maintains Hebrew structure and technical terms, while the dynamic smooths the sequence and emphasizes cognitive realization.
Root and etymology
ל־א־ך
“to send”
In context — Judges 13:21
And the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah or to his wife; then Manoah realized that it was the angel of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 13:21, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מַלְאַ֥ךְ (kimalakh) 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.13.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.21.W11.S1) and character.