Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4397

מַלְאָךְ

ma.le.akh · “messenger”

Used 213 times across 25 books

Definition

: messenger
1) messenger, representative
1a) messenger
1b) angel
1c) the theophanic angel

Where it appears

Genesis

17

Exodus

6

Numbers

15

Deuteronomy

1

Joshua

3

Judges

31

1 Samuel

19

2 Samuel

18

1 Kings

9

2 Kings

20

1 Chronicles

12

2 Chronicles

5

Nehemiah

1

Job

3

Psalms

8

Proverbs

3

Ecclesiastes

1

Isaiah

10

Jeremiah

1

Ezekiel

4

Hosea

1

Nahum

1

Haggai

1

Zechariah

20

Malachi

3

In the text

Genesis 16:7And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.Genesis 16:9And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.Genesis 16:10And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.Genesis 16:11And 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 19:1And 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 19:15And 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 21:17And 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 22:11And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.Genesis 22:15And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,Genesis 24:7The 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.

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