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Hebrew word study

מֲלְאָךְmălʼâk — a messenger

Pronounced “mal-awk'”

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

Translated in the King James as: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

Appears 213 times in Scripture

Origin: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 17×
Genesis 16:7Genesis 16:9Genesis 16:10Genesis 16:11Genesis 19:1Genesis 19:15Genesis 21:17Genesis 22:11Genesis 22:15Genesis 24:7Genesis 24:40Genesis 28:12Genesis 31:11Genesis 32:1Genesis 32:3Genesis 32:6Genesis 48:16
Exodus — 6×
Exodus 3:2Exodus 14:19Exodus 23:20Exodus 23:23Exodus 32:34Exodus 33:2
Numbers — 15×
Numbers 20:14Numbers 20:16Numbers 21:21Numbers 22:5Numbers 22:22Numbers 22:23Numbers 22:24Numbers 22:25Numbers 22:26Numbers 22:27Numbers 22:31Numbers 22:32Numbers 22:34Numbers 22:35Numbers 24:12
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 2:26
Joshua — 3×
Joshua 6:17Joshua 6:25Joshua 7:22
Judges — 30×
Judges 2:1Judges 2:4Judges 5:23Judges 6:11Judges 6:12Judges 6:20Judges 6:21Judges 6:22Judges 6:35Judges 7:24Judges 9:31Judges 11:12Judges 11:13Judges 11:14Judges 11:17Judges 11:19Judges 13:3Judges 13:6Judges 13:9Judges 13:13Judges 13:15Judges 13:16Judges 13:17Judges 13:18Judges 13:20+ 5 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 19×
1 Sam 6:211 Sam 11:31 Sam 11:41 Sam 11:71 Sam 11:91 Sam 16:191 Sam 19:111 Sam 19:141 Sam 19:151 Sam 19:161 Sam 19:201 Sam 19:211 Sam 23:271 Sam 25:141 Sam 25:421 Sam 29:9+ 3 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 19×
2 Sam 2:52 Sam 3:122 Sam 3:142 Sam 3:262 Sam 5:112 Sam 11:12 Sam 11:42 Sam 11:192 Sam 11:222 Sam 11:232 Sam 11:252 Sam 12:272 Sam 14:172 Sam 14:202 Sam 19:272 Sam 24:162 Sam 24:17+ 2 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 9×
1 Ki 13:181 Ki 19:21 Ki 19:51 Ki 19:71 Ki 20:21 Ki 20:51 Ki 20:91 Ki 22:13+ 1 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 20×
2 Ki 1:22 Ki 1:32 Ki 1:52 Ki 1:152 Ki 1:162 Ki 5:102 Ki 6:322 Ki 6:332 Ki 7:152 Ki 9:182 Ki 10:82 Ki 14:82 Ki 16:72 Ki 17:42 Ki 19:92 Ki 19:142 Ki 19:232 Ki 19:35+ 2 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 12×
1 Chr 14:11 Chr 19:21 Chr 19:161 Chr 21:121 Chr 21:151 Chr 21:161 Chr 21:181 Chr 21:201 Chr 21:271 Chr 21:30+ 2 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 5×
2 Chr 18:122 Chr 32:212 Chr 35:212 Chr 36:152 Chr 36:16
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 6:3
Job — 3×
Job 1:14Job 4:18Job 33:23
Psalms — 8×
Psalms 34:7Psalms 35:5Psalms 35:6Psalms 78:49Psalms 91:11Psalms 103:20Psalms 104:4Psalms 148:2
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 13:17Proverbs 16:14Proverbs 17:11
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 5:6
Isaiah — 10×
Isaiah 14:32Isaiah 18:2Isaiah 30:4Isaiah 33:7Isaiah 37:9Isaiah 37:14Isaiah 37:36Isaiah 42:19Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 63:9
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 27:3
Ezekiel — 4×
Ezekiel 17:15Ezekiel 23:16Ezekiel 23:40Ezekiel 30:9
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 12:4
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 2:13
Haggai — 1×
Haggai 1:13
Zechariah — 20×
Zech 1:9Zech 1:11Zech 1:12Zech 1:13Zech 1:14Zech 1:19Zech 2:3Zech 3:1Zech 3:3Zech 3:5Zech 3:6Zech 4:1Zech 4:4Zech 4:5Zech 5:5Zech 5:10Zech 6:4Zech 6:5Zech 12:8+ 1 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 3×
Malachi 2:7Malachi 3:1+ 1 more in Malachi

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