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1 Samuel 23:27
“But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מֲלְאָךְmălʼâk · mal-awk'
H4397 · Hebrew
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
- וּ — conjunction
- מַלְאָ֣ךְ — 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.