Numbers 22:5:2Num.22.5.W2TAB
מַלְאָכִ֜ים
malakhim
“messengers”
- Transliteration
- mal-a-KHIM
- Extended
- mahl-a-kheem
- IPA
- /malʔaˈxim/
Meaning by language
- English
- messengers
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mal-a-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO le-MOR hi-NEH AM ya-TSA mi-mits-RA-yim hi-NEH kis-SAH et-EIN ha-A-retz ve-HU yo-SHEV mi-mu-LI
Exegesis
The direct object malʾāḵîm {מַלְאָכִ֜ים | malʾāḵîm} “messengers” identifies the envoys dispatched to Balaam.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-lamed-aleph-kaf
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 22:5
And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor by the river in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land , and it is dwelling across from me .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:5, so the Hebrew word מַלְאָכִ֜ים (malakhim) 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.22.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.5.W2.S1) and character.