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H4397Gמַלְאָךְma.le.akh

messengerPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 2
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 4
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. 9
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 18
  10. 11
  11. 6
  12. 17
  13. 3
  14. 4
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 1
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 1
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 8
  24. 1
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 4
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. 1
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 1
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. 3

Renderings

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Other meanings of H4397

  • H4397no lexicon entryOccurrences: 1
  • H4397Hמַלְאָךְma.le.akhmessenger: angelH:N-MOccurrences: 110

103 occurrences in 96 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 32:4

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

    מַלְאָכִים֙ mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  2. Genesis 32:7

    And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: 'We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.'

    הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים (מַּלְאָכִ֔ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  3. Numbers 20:14

    And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom: 'Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us;

    מַלְאָכִ֛ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  4. Numbers 21:21

    And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying:

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  5. Numbers 22:5

    And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying: 'Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide

    מַלְאָכִ֜ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  6. Numbers 24:12

    And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Spoke I not also to thy messengers that thou didst send unto me, saying:

    מַלְאָכֶ֛יךָ (מַלְאָכֶ֛י) mal.'a.Khei. “messengers”

  7. Deuteronomy 2:26

    And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying:

    מַלְאָכִים֙ mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  8. Joshua 6:17

    And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

    הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים (מַּלְאָכִ֖ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  9. Joshua 6:25

    But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel, unto this day; because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

    הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים (מַּלְאָכִ֔ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  10. Joshua 7:22

    So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  11. Judges 6:35

    And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

    וּמַלְאָכִים֙ (מַלְאָכִים֙) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”וּמַלְאָכִ֣ים (מַלְאָכִ֣ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  12. Judges 7:24

    And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying: 'Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.' So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters a

    וּמַלְאָכִ֡ים (מַלְאָכִ֡ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  13. Judges 9:31

    And he sent messengers unto Abimelech in Tormah, saying: 'Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they will incite the city against thee.

    מַלְאָכִ֛ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  14. Judges 11:12

    And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying: 'What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight against my land?'

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  15. Judges 11:13

    And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah: 'Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan; now therefore restore those cities peaceably.'

    מַלְאֲכֵ֣י mal.'a.Khei “[the] messengers of”

  16. Judges 11:14

    And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  17. Judges 11:17

    then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying: Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land; but the king of Edom hearkened not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab; but he would not; and Israel abode in Kadesh.

    מַלְאָכִ֣ים׀ mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  18. Judges 11:19

    And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him: Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land unto my place.

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  19. 1 Samuel 6:21

    And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying: 'The Philistines have brought back the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.'

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  20. 1 Samuel 11:3

    And the elders of Jabesh said unto him: 'Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to deliver us, we will come out to thee.'

    מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  21. 1 Samuel 11:4

    Then came the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

    הַמַּלְאָכִים֙ (מַּלְאָכִים֙) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  22. 1 Samuel 11:7

    And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: 'Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.' And the dread of the LO

    הַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ (מַּלְאָכִ֣ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  23. 1 Samuel 11:9

    And they said unto the messengers that came: 'Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead: To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance.' And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

    לַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים (מַּלְאָכִ֣ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”הַמַּלְאָכִ֗ים (מַּלְאָכִ֗ים) mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  24. 1 Samuel 16:19

    Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said: 'Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.'

    מַלְאָכִ֖ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”

  25. 1 Samuel 19:11

    And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying: 'If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain.'

    מַלְאָכִ֜ים mal.'a.Khim “messengers”