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1 Kings 22:13
“And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H4397 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;
- KJV renderings
- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- מַּלְאָ֞ךְ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 213 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 16:7Genesis 16:9Genesis 16:10Genesis 16:11Genesis 19:1
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מֲלְאָךְ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.