Strong H43972 sensesמַלְאָךְ

The 2 senses of Strong H4397

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H4397 appears in 197 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. messenger: angelH4397H: angel101 verses · 15 books
2. messengerH4397G: messenger97 verses · 22 books

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• angel96
• messenger87
• ambassador4
• messengers4
• let2
• mine2
• give1
• king1
• pass1

First verses

1. Genesis 16:7
   And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
2. Genesis 16:9
   And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
3. Genesis 16:10
   And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
4. Genesis 16:11
   And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
5. Genesis 19:1
   And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
6. Genesis 19:15
   And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
7. Genesis 21:17
   And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
8. Genesis 22:11
   And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
9. Genesis 22:15
   And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
10. Genesis 24:7
    The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
11. Genesis 24:40
    And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
12. Genesis 28:12
    And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13. Genesis 31:11
    And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
14. Genesis 32:1
    And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
15. Genesis 32:3
    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
16. Genesis 32:6
    And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
17. Genesis 48:16
    The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
18. Exodus 3:2
    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
19. Exodus 14:19
    And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20. Exodus 23:20
    Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.