Numbers 22:23:3Num.22.23.W3TAB
אֶת־מַלְאַ֨ךְ
etmalakh
“the angel”
- Transliteration
- ET-mal-AKH
- Extended
- EET-mal-AHKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.malˈʔaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the angel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ET-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-TEH-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-TEH-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV ba-DE-rekh ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO va-TET ha-a-TON min-ha-DE-rekh va-TE-lekh ba-sa-DE
- sentence
va-TEH-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV ba-DE-rekh ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO va-TET ha-a-TON min-ha-DE-rekh va-TE-lekh ba-sa-DE va-YAKH bil-AM ET-ha-a-TON le-hat-TO-ta ha-DE-rekh
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ’et} precedes the divine envoy mal’akh {מַלְאַךְ | mal-’ākh} ‘angel’, specifying the supernatural actor.
Root and etymology
l-’-klamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 22:23
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, and his sword was drawn in his hand. The donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field, and Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מַלְאַ֨ךְ (etmalakh) 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.22.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.23.W3.S1) and character.