Mălʼâk — H4397

H4397 · Hebrew — מלאך

Pronunciation: mal-awk'

Definition

masculine noun

a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

  1. messenger, representative
    1. messenger
    2. angel
    3. the theophanic angel

Usually translated as

angel, messenger, ambassador, king

Origin

from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mălʼâk occurs 213 times in 196 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (17), Exodus (6), Numbers (15), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (3), Judges (26), 1 Samuel (16), 2 Samuel (16), 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (18), 1 Chronicles (10), 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 (19), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — M