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Judges 7:24
“And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.” (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
- מַלְאָכִ֡ים — common noun, masculine, plural, 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.