Numbers 22:26:2Num.22.26.W2TAB
מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה
malakhyehovah
“the angel of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- mal-AKH-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /malˈʔax 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-YO-sef mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-sef mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH a-VOR
- sentence
va-YO-sef mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH a-VOR va-ya-a-MOD be-ma-KOM TSAR a-SHER EIN-DE-rekh lin-TOT ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Root and etymology
lamed-aleph-kaphlamed-aleph-kaph
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 22:26
And the angel of the LORD continued on and stood in a narrow place , where there was no way to turn right or left.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:26, 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 Num.22.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.26.W2.S1) and character.