Numbers 20:16:6Num.20.16.W6TAB
מַלְאָ֔ךְ
malakh
“an angel”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH
- Extended
- mal-AHKH
- IPA
- /malˈʔaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- an angel
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH
- clause
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA ko-LE-nu va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH va-yo-tsi-E-nu mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA ko-LE-nu va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH va-yo-tsi-E-nu mi-mits-RA-yim ve-hi-NEH a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH IR ke-TSEH ge-vu-LE-kha
Root and etymology
Rootl-ʾ-k
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 20:16
When we cried out to the LORD , He heard our voice and sent a messenger to bring us out of Egypt. Now we stand in Kadesh, a city at the edge of Your border.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 20:16, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָ֔ךְ (malakh) 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 Num.20.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.16.W6.S1) and character.