What does מַלְאָךְ · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
מַלְאָךְ · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "messenger of the LORD".
Hebrew · H4397, H3068
מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה
A messenger ; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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מַלְאָךְ H4397 a messenger ; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Pronunciation malʾāḵ
Messenger functioning across divine and human realms; primarily God's agent, but extends to prophets, priests, and human ambassadors
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה (mal'akh YHWH) mean in the Bible?
מַלְאָךְ · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "messenger of the LORD".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4397, H3068?
H4397, H3068 is connected to 6,734 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. messenger of the LORD
Strong's H4397, H3068
Lexical occurrences 6,734 verses Source Gloss
messenger of the LORD
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain