Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H4397
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- mal'ak
- Pronunciation
- mal-awk'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H4397
- Brief meaning
- A messenger, specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- Source renderings
- ambassador, angel, king, messenger
- Root word
- from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
- Full definition from the source
- A messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher). Root word: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
View the 1890 print witnessView preserved source wording
04397\ 4397 mal'ak mal-awk' from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher):--ambassador, angel, king, messenger.