מַלְאָךְ
malak
messenger
Strong's H4397NounHebrewTWOT 1068a

מַלְאָךְ (malak) is a Hebrew noun meaning messenger. It appears 213 times in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4397).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1068a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1068a)messenger; angel; the theophanic angel; ambassador, king
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַלְאָךְ noun, masculine: messenger

Strong's H4397 מַלְאָךְ: a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
KJV:ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1068: לאך lʾk — messenger, send a messenger, be sent, wait on, minister

See it in Scripture

Genesis 16:7Exodus 3:2Numbers 20:14

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