מלאך

עברית

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מלאך

/malˈ(ʔ)aχ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From a verb meaning “to send” which is only attested in Ugaritic 𐎍𐎛𐎋 (lỉk), 𐎍𐎀𐎋 (lảk), Arabic لَأَكَ (laʔaka), أَلْأَكَ (ʔalʔaka), Ge'ez ለአከ (läʾäkä). The only other word from this root in Hebrew is מְלָאכָה (məlāḵā́, “commission, sending → particular occupation, work, business”).

noun מַלְאָךְ · mal'ákh · מַלְאָכִים · מַלְאַךְ־ · מַלְאֲכֵי־

angel
archaic messenger

In English

angel messenger from a deity

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"מלאך." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מלאך. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9A

Chicago

"מלאך." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מלאך},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}