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2 Kings 1:3
“But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron?” (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
- וּ — conjunction
- מַלְאַ֣ךְ — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- 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.