Genesis 16:9:3Gen.16.9.W3PAT
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
malakh
“angel of”
- Transliteration
- mal-AKH
- Extended
- mahl-AHKH
- IPA
- /mal.ˈʔax/
Meaning by language
- English
- angel of
- French
- ange de
- Spanish
- ángel de
- Portuguese
- anjo de
- German
- Engel des
- Russian
- ангел
- Arabic-Simplified
- ملاك
- Hindi
- दूत
- Chinese-Simplified
- 使者
- Korean
- 천사
- Indonesian
- malaikat
- Bengali
- দূত
- Tagalog
- anghel ng
- Swahili
- malaika wa
- Amharic
- መልአክ
- Yoruba
- angẹli ti
- Igbo
- mmụọ-ozi nke
- Twi
- ɔbɔfoɔ
- 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 | 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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
mal-AKH
- phraseyour reading level
mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH SHU-vi el-ge-vir-TEKH ve-hit-a-NI TA-khat ya-DE-ha
In context — Genesis 16:9
angel of LORD said to her return to your mistress and humble yourself under her hands
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:9, so the Hebrew word מַלְאַ֣ךְ (malakh) 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.16.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.9.W3.S1) and character.