Mal'ak meaning
מֲלְאָךְ
Hebrew · Strong's H4397 · pronounced mal-awk'
- Meaning
- A messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- In the King James Version
- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
- Comes from
- from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
Articles that use this word
- Scripture
El Roi Meaning: Hagar and the God Who Sees Me
God finds the unseen, says the name everyone else forgot, and being seen by God can come before being rescued by him.
Genesis 16:7-14; Genesis 21:14-19 - Big questions
If No One Can See God and Live, Who Did Moses See?
The Bible says both that no one can see God and live and that people saw him face to face, and it means both, because the unseen glory stays far off while the God who comes close is God sent.
Exodus 33:11; Exodus 33:20; John 1:18 - Big questions
Who Is the Angel of the LORD? Every Appearance Explained
The Angel of the LORD is a messenger who speaks as God, yet is sent by God and stands apart from him, and the reading that explains every appearance is the Son before Bethlehem.
Exodus 3:2-6; Judges 13:17-22; Zechariah 1:12
Definitions from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, digitised by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA).