Proverbs 17:11:3Prov.17.11.W3TAB
וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ
umalakh
“and a messenger”
- Transliteration
- u-mal-AKH
- Extended
- oo-mahl-AKH
- IPA
- /u.malˈʔaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a messenger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
u-mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
u-mal-AKH akh-za-RI
- clause
u-mal-AKH akh-za-RI ye-shul-LAKH-BO
- sentence
akh-me-RI ye-vak-KESH-RA u-mal-AKH akh-za-RI ye-shul-LAKH-BO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the emphatic adverb akh {אַךְ | ʾăḵ} framing inevitability.
The conjunction ū {וּ | ū} introduces a parallel clause with the noun–adjective pair mālā’kh ʾakẖzārî {מַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי | mālā’ḵ ʾakẖzārî}, preserving Hebrew word order.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾ-kmem–lamed–aleph–kaf
“messenger”
In context — Proverbs 17:11
Surely an evil person seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:11, so the Hebrew word וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ (umalakh) 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 Prov.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.11.W3.S1) and character.