Numbers 22:34:3Num.22.34.W3TAB
אֶל־מַלְאַ֤ךְ
elmalakh
“to the angel”
- Transliteration
- el-mal-AKH
- Extended
- el-mal-AHKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.malˈʔaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH ve-a-TA im-RA be-ei-NE-kha a-shu-VA LI
Exegesis
The construct chain mal’akh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | malʾāḵ Yəhōwāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ positions a divine envoy in Balaam’s path.
The confession ḥāṭāʾtî {חָטָ֔אתִי | ḥāṭāʾtî} ‘I have sinned’ is followed by the causal clause kî lōʾ yāḏaʿtî {כִּ֚י לֹא יָדַעְתִּי | kî lōʾ yāḏaʿtî} ‘for I did not know’.
Root and etymology
l-ʾ-ḵl-ʾ-ḵ
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 22:34
And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD , "I have sinned , for I did not know that you were standing to meet me on the road. Now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will turn back."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:34, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מַלְאַ֤ךְ (elmalakh) 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.22.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.34.W3.S1) and character.