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HebrewH4397Noun (Masculine)

מַלְאָךְ

ma.le.akh

187Occurrences
H4397Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
messenger 1) messenger, representative 1a) messenger 1b) angel 1c) the theophanic angel

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מַלְאָךְ appears 187 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Judges
26
2 Kings
18
Zechariah
17
1 Samuel
16
2 Samuel
16
Numbers
15
Genesis
14
1 Chronicles
10

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 14:1BSB

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

2 Chronicles 36:15BSB

Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.

Exodus 14:19BSB

And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

Judges 11:14BSB

Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites

Numbers 22:5BSB

he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people.“Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.