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Lexicon :: Strong's H4397 - mal'āḵ

Aa
מַלְאָךְ
Transliteration
mal'āḵ
Pronunciation
mal-awk'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1068a

Strong’s Definitions

מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk, mal-awk'; from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher):—ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 214x

The KJV translates Strong's H4397 in the following manner: angel (111x), messenger (98x), ambassadors (4x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 214x
The KJV translates Strong's H4397 in the following manner: angel (111x), messenger (98x), ambassadors (4x), variant (1x).

  1. messenger, representative

    1. messenger

    2. angel

    3. the theophanic angel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk, mal-awk'; from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher):—ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
STRONGS H4397: Abbreviations
מַלְאָךְ 214 noun masculine messenger; — מ׳ Exodus 23:20 + 48 times; construct מַלְאַךְ Genesis 16:7 + 69 times; suffixes מַלְאָכִי Exodus 23:23 + 3 times; מַלְאָכוֺ Genesis 24:7, 40; plural מַלְאָכִים Genesis 32:4 [Genesis 32:3] + 63 times + מלאכים 2 Samuel 11:1 Kt (Qr מלכים); construct מַלְאֲכֵי Genesis 28:12 + 11 times; מַלְאָכֶיךָ Numbers 24:12; 2 Kings 19:23; מַלְאָכֵכֵה Nahum 2:14 error for מַלְאָכֵכִי = מַלְאָכַיְכִי Ges§ 91, (2) Anm. 2 or < for מַלְאָכֵךְ by dittograph from following הוֺי Köii. 1. 571). מַלְאָכָיו 2 Chronicles 36:15 + 8 times; —
1. messenger,
a. one sent with a message Genesis 32:4 [Genesis 32:3 + 8 times J E; Deuteronomy 2:26, (not in P); Judges 6:35 + 8 times; 1 Samuel 6:21 + 51 times Samuel Kings, 1 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Chronicles 19:2, 16; 2 Chronicles 18:12; 35:21; Nehemiah 6:3; Job 1:14; Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 17:11; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 18:2; Isaiah 30:4; Isaiah 37:9, 14; Jeremiah 27:3; Ezekiel 17:15; Ezekiel 23:16, 40; Ezekiel 30:9; Nahum 2:14; מלאכי שׁלום, messengers of peace Isaiah 33:7.
b. a prophet Isaiah 42:19; Isaiah 44:26; 2 Chronicles 36:15, 16; Haggai 1:13; the herald of the advent מלאכי Malachi 3:1.
c. priest Malachi 2:7, probably Ecclesiastes 5:5 [Ecclesiastes 5:6] (RV angel).
d. || מֵלִיץ Job 33:23, a messenger from God acting as an interpreter and declaring what is right (angel of RV too specific).
e. figurative רָעִים מ׳ messengers of evil Psalm 78:49; מות מ׳ messenger of death Proverbs 16:14; || רוחות winds his messengers Psalm 104:4.
2. angel, as messenger of God, מלאכים with God in theophanies Genesis 19:1, 15; Genesis 28:12; Genesis 32:2; [Genesis 32:1] (JE), praising him; Psalm 103:20; Psalm 148:2; in his sight not without error Job 4:18 charged with the care of the pious Psalm 91:11; elsewhere singular sent to a prophet 1 Kings 13:18; 1 Kings 19:5, 7; 2 Kings 1:3, 15; Zechariah 1:9 + 18 times in Zechariah 1-6; excellent, wise, powerful 1 Samuel 29:9; 2 Samuel 14:17, 20; 2 Samuel 19:28; Zechariah 12:8; encamping about the faithful Psalm 34:8; chasing his enemies Psalm 35:5; Psalm 35:6; destroying by judgment of Yahweh 2 Samuel 24:16, 17 = 1 Chronicles 21:12-30; 2 Kings 19:35 = Isaiah 37:36 2 Chronicles 32:21.
3. the theophanic angel ה֯א֠להים מ׳ in the story of E: Genesis 21:17; Genesis 31:11; Exodus 14:19, also in Judges 6:20; Judges 13:6, 9; יהוה מ׳ in the story of J: Genesis 16:7, 9, 10, 11; Genesis 22:11, 15; Exodus 3:2; Numbers 22:22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35 and in Judges 2:1; Judges 2:4; Judges 5:23; Judges 6:11; Judges 6:12; Judges 6:21 (twice in verse); Judges 6:22 (twice in verse); Judges 13:3, 13, 15, 16 (twice in verse); Judges 13:17, 18, 20 (twice in verse); Judges 13:21; הַמַּלְאָךְ Genesis 48:16 (E); מַלְאָךְ Exodus 23:20 (E), Exodus 33:2; Numbers 20:16 (JE), Hosea 12:5; מַלְאָכִי Exodus 23:23 (E), Exodus 32:34 (J); מַלְאָכוֺ Genesis 24:7, 40 (J), פניו מ׳ Malachi 3:1 (referring to the ancient מלאך); הכרית מ׳ Malachi 3:1 (referring to the advent of י׳ for judgment, see BrMP 473). The theophanic angel is not mentioned in D and P.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:7; 16:7; 16:9; 16:10; 16:11; 19:1; 19:15; 21:17; 22:11; 22:15; 24:7; 24:7; 24:40; 24:40; 28:12; 28:12; 31:11; 32:1; 32:3; 32:3; 48:16

Exodus

3:2; 14:19; 23:20; 23:20; 23:23; 23:23; 32:34; 33:2

Numbers

20:16; 22:22; 22:23; 22:24; 22:25; 22:26; 22:27; 22:31; 22:32; 22:34; 22:35; 24:12

Deuteronomy

2:26

Judges

2:1; 2:4; 5:23; 6:11; 6:12; 6:20; 6:21; 6:22; 6:35; 13:3; 13:6; 13:9; 13:13; 13:15; 13:16; 13:17; 13:18; 13:20; 13:21

1 Samuel

6:21; 29:9

2 Samuel

11:1; 14:17; 14:20; 19:28; 24:16; 24:17

1 Kings

13:18; 19:5; 19:7

2 Kings

1:3; 1:15; 19:23; 19:35

1 Chronicles

14:1; 19:2; 19:16; 21:12; 21:13; 21:14; 21:15; 21:16; 21:17; 21:18; 21:19; 21:20; 21:21; 21:22; 21:23; 21:24; 21:25; 21:26; 21:27; 21:28; 21:29; 21:30

2 Chronicles

18:12; 32:21; 35:21; 36:15; 36:15; 36:16

Nehemiah

6:3

Job

1:14; 4:18; 33:23

Psalms

34:8; 35:5; 35:6; 78:49; 91:11; 103:20; 104:4; 148:2

Proverbs

13:17; 16:14; 17:11

Ecclesiastes

5:6

Isaiah

14:32; 18:2; 30:4; 33:7; 37:9; 37:14; 37:36; 42:19; 44:26

Jeremiah

27:3

Ezekiel

17:15; 23:16; 23:40; 30:9

Hosea

12:5

Haggai

1:13

Zechariah

1:9; 12:8

Malachi

2:7; 3:1; 3:1; 3:1

H4397

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Strong's Number H4397 matches the Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (mal'āḵ),
which occurs 213 times in 196 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 4 / 4 (Psa 103:20–Mal 3:1)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20 - Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:4 - He makes winds his messengers,[fn] flames of fire his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:2 - Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17 - A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:14 - A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:11 - Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:6 - Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 - What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2 - which sends envoys by sea in papyrus boats over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4 - Though they have officials in Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:7 - Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:9 - Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,[fn] was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:14 - Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:36

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:36 - Then the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:19 - Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:26 - who carries out the words of his servants and fulfills the predictions of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be inhabited,’ of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’ and of their ruins, ‘I will restore them,’

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:9 - In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them.[fn] In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:3 - Then send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15 - But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:16 - As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40 - “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup and put on your jewelry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9 - “ ‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:4 - He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there—

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - “I am against you,” declares the LORD Almighty. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will leave you no prey on the earth. The voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:13 - Then Haggai, the LORD’s messenger, gave this message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:9 - I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking with me answered, “I will show you what they are.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:11 - And they reported to the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the angel of the LORD said, “LORD Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:13 - So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:14 - Then the angel who was speaking to me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:19 - I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:3 - While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:1 - Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan[fn] standing at his right side to accuse him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:3 - Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:5 - Then I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:6 - The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:1 - Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:4 - I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:5 - He answered, “Do you not know what these are?” “No, my lord,” I replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:5 - Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what is appearing.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:10 - “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:4 - I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:5 - The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits[fn] of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:8 - On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:7 - “For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:1 - “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.

Search Results Continued…

1. LOAD PAGE 1 Gen 16:7–Jdg 6:22

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Jdg 6:35–2Sa 24:17

3. LOAD PAGE 3 1Ki 13:18–Psa 91:11

4. Currently on page 4/4 (Psa 103:20–Mal 3:1) Psa 103:20–Mal 3:1

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