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מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk · Hebrew · Strong's H4397 · 213 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “messenger”
What it means
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;
How the KJV renders it
ambassador, angel, king, messenger
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“ambassador”
also renders lûwts (H3887), tsîyr (H6735)
Where it appears
213 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 14:1 · HNcmpa
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
1 Chronicles 19:2 · HNcmpa
David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
1 Chronicles 19:16 · HNcmpa
When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and called out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer leading them.
1 Chronicles 21:12 · HC/Ncmsc
either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and Yahweh’s angel destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.’”
1 Chronicles 21:15 · HC/Ncmsc
God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he relented of the disaster, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.” Yahweh’s angel was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1 Chronicles 21:16 · HNcmsc
David lifted up his eyes, and saw Yahweh’s angel standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.