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מֲלְאָךְ H4397

H4397 is the Hebrew word מֲלְאָךְ, transliterated mălʼâk and said mal-awk'. The King James Version most often renders it angel.

Word: מֲלְאָךְTransliteration: mălʼâkSaid: mal-awk'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 195 verses

What it means

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher).

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 205 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

angel 93×messengers 73×messenger 21×angels 7×ambassadors 4×behold the angels 1×mine angel 1×behold mine angel 1×also to thy messengers 1×pass when the angel 1×kings 1×art and an angel 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

Verses using מֲלְאָךְ

The first 40 of 195 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 16:7 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:9 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Genesis 16:10 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 16:11 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

Genesis 19:1 · KJV

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 19:15 · KJV

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Genesis 21:17 · KJV

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 22:11 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Genesis 22:15 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Genesis 24:7 · KJV

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Genesis 24:40 · KJV

And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

Genesis 28:12 · KJV

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 31:11 · KJV

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

Genesis 32:1 · KJV

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Genesis 32:3 · KJV

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

Genesis 32:6 · KJV

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

Genesis 48:16 · KJV

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Exodus 3:2 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Exodus 14:19 · KJV

And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

Exodus 23:20 · KJV

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Exodus 23:23 · KJV

For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

Exodus 32:34 · KJV

Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

Exodus 33:2 · KJV

And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

Numbers 20:14 · KJV

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:

Numbers 20:16 · KJV

And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

Numbers 21:21 · KJV

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

Numbers 22:5 · KJV

He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of 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 over against me:

Numbers 22:22 · KJV

And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:23 · KJV

And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

Numbers 22:24 · KJV

But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

Numbers 22:25 · KJV

And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

Numbers 22:26 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

Numbers 22:27 · KJV

And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

Numbers 22:31 · KJV

Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

Numbers 22:32 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

Numbers 22:34 · KJV

And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

Numbers 22:35 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Numbers 24:12 · KJV

And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

Deuteronomy 2:26 · KJV

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

Joshua 6:17 · KJV

And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are 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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4397 mean?

H4397 is the Hebrew word מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk), meaning a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher).

How is H4397 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it angel (93 times), messengers (73 times), messenger (21 times), angels (7 times), ambassadors (4 times), among others.

How many times does H4397 appear in the Bible?

מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk) is tagged in 195 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4397 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy.

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