Strong's Hebrew · H4397
H4397 malʼâk
מַלְאָךְ
mal-awk'
messenger
Looking for Greek G4397 prophētikós? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4397. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
malʼâk appears 214 times in Scripture, including Genesis 16:7 and Genesis 16:9. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
In the King James Version
ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
Derivation
from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;
Appears 214 times in Scripture
“And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,”
“At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.””
“Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.””
“The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.”
“Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,”
“So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.””
“Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.”
“Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.”
“Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.”
“The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
