Numbers 22:25:3Num.22.25.W3TAB
אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ
etmalach
“the angel”
- Transliteration
- et-mal-ACH
- Extended
- EET-mal-AKH
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.mal.ˈʔaχ/
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-ACH
- phraseyour reading level
et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-te-RE ha-a-TON et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH va-til-la-KHETS el-ha-KIR va-til-KHATS et-RE-gel bil-AM el-ha-KIR
- sentence
va-te-RE ha-a-TON et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH va-til-la-KHETS el-ha-KIR va-til-KHATS et-RE-gel bil-AM el-ha-KIR va-yo-SEF le-ha-ko-TAH
Exegesis
The subject hāʾāṯōn {הָאָתוֹן | hāʾāṯōn} ‘the donkey’ reacts to ʾet-malkāʾ Yəhôwāh {אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | ʾet-malkāʾ Yəhôwāh} combining the direct-object marker with the divine messenger.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-k
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 22:25
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD , and she pressed herself against the wall, and she pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, and he struck her again.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:25, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מַלְאַ֣ךְ (etmalach) 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.22.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.25.W3.S1) and character.