Genesis 16:11:3Gen.16.11.W3PAT
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
maleakh
“the messenger of”
- Transliteration
- ma-le-AKH
- Extended
- mah-leh-AHKH
- IPA
- /mal.ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- the messenger of
- French
- le messager de
- Spanish
- el mensajero del
- Portuguese
- o mensageiro do
- German
- der Bote des
- Russian
- вестник
- Arabic-Simplified
- مَلَاكُ
- Hindi
- दूत ने
- Chinese-Simplified
- 使者
- Korean
- 사자
- Indonesian
- utusan
- Bengali
- দূত
- Tagalog
- ang sugo ng
- Swahili
- mjumbe wa
- Amharic
- መልአክ
- Yoruba
- ojiṣẹ ti
- Igbo
- onye-ozi nke
- Twi
- ɔsomafoɔ
- Ewe
- dɔla si
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-le-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN ve-ka-RAAT she-MO yi-she-ma-EL ki-sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH el-on-YEKH
In context — Genesis 16:11
the messenger of LORD said to her behold, you are pregnant you will bear a son you shall call his name Ishmael because has heard LORD your affliction
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:11, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַ֣ךְ (maleakh) 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 Gen.16.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.11.W3.S1) and character.