Judges 13:3:2Judg.13.3.W2TAB
מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה
malakhyehovah
“the angel of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- mahl-AHkh-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /malˈʔaːx.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the angel of the LORD
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RA mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-RA mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH el-ha-i-SHA
- sentence
va-ye-RA mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH el-ha-i-SHA va-yo-MER e-LE-ha hi-NE-na at-a-ka-RA ve-LO ya-LAD-te ve-ha-RIT ve-ya-LAD-te BEN
Exegesis
The construct noun malakh-yhwh {מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה | malʾākh–Yəhōwāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ indicates authoritative messenger.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-klamed–aleph–kaf
“to send”
In context — Judges 13:3
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said, “Look closely: you are barren and have not borne a child, yet you will conceive and bear a son.”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 13:3, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה (malakhyehovah) 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.13.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.3.W2.S1) and character.