ψ 104:4 . 2. angel , as messenger of God, מלאכים with God in theophanies Gn 19:1 , 15 ; 28:12 ; 32:2 (JE), praising him; ψ 103:20 ; 148:2 ; in his sight not without error Jb 4:18 charged with the care of the pious ψ 91:11 ; elsewhere sg. sent to a prophet 1 K 13:18 ; 19:5 , 7 2 K 1: 3, 15 Zc 1:9 + 18 times in Zc 1–6 ; excellent, wise, powerful 1 S 29:9 2 S 14:1 7, 20 ; 19:28 Zc 12: 8; encamping about the faithful ψ 34:8 ; chasing his enemies ψ 35:5 , 6 ; destroying by judgment of Yahweh 2 S 24:16 , 17 = 1 Ch 21:12–3 0; 2 K 19:35 = Is 37:36 = 2 Ch 32:2 1. • 3. the theophanic angel (ה)אלהים מ׳ in the story of E : Gn 21:17 ; 31:11 Ex 14:1 9, also in Ju 6:20 ; 13:6 , 9 ; מ׳ יהוה in the story of J : Gn 16:7 , 9 , 10 , 11 ; 22:11 , 15 Ex 3:2 Nu 22:22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 and in Ju 2:1 , 4 ; 5:23 ; 6:11 , 12 , 21 (×2), 22 (×2); 13:3 , 13 , 15 , 16 (×2), 17 , 18 , 20 (×2), 21 ; הַמַּלְאָךְ Gn 48:16 ( E ); מַלְאָךְ Ex 23:20 ( E ), 33:2 Nu 20:16 (JE), Ho 12:5 ; מַלְאָכִי Ex 23:23 ( E ), 32:34 ( J ); מַלְאָכֹו Gn 24: 7, 40 ( J ), מ׳ פניו Is 63:9 (referring to the ancient מלאך ); מ׳ הברית Mal 3:1 (referring to the advent of י׳ for judgment, see Br MP
473). The theophanic angel is not mentioned in
D
and
P
.
מְלָאכָה
S
4399
TWOT
1068b
GK
4856167
n.f.
occupation, work
(
for מַלְאָכָה
; cf.
Ph.
מלאכת
labour
)
—
מ׳
Ex 12:16
+
102 times;
מְלָ˜אכֶת
2 Ch 13:1
0;
cstr.
מְלֶאכֶת
Ex 35:24
+
42 times;
sf.
מְלַאכְתְּךָ
Jon 1:
8;
מְלַאכְתֶּ˜ךָ
Ex 20:9
+
2 times;
מְלַאכְתֹּו
Gn 2:2
+
13 times;
pl. cstr.
מַלְאֲכֹות
1 Ch 28:19
;
sf.
מַלְאֲכֹותֶיךָ
ψ 73:28
;—
1.
occupation, business
,
מַה מְּלַאכְתְּךָ
what is thy occupation
Jon 1:
8; business of a steward
Gn 39:11
(
J
); diligent in business
Pr 22:29
; slack in business
18:9
.
2.
property
in which one is occupied,
מ׳ רעהו
his neighbour’s property
Ex 22:
7,
10
(
E
); possessions of herds and flocks
Gn 33:14
(
J
),
1 S 15:9
(
cf.
מִקְנֶה
);
מ׳ רבה
great property
2 Ch 17:13
.
3.
work
as something done or made:
a.
of God in creation
Gn 2:2
(×2),
3
(
P
), in judgment
Je 50:25
, in general
ψ 73:28
.
b.
of men,
מ׳ עור
leather-work
Lv 13:48
,
51
(
P
),
מ׳ השׂדה
work in the field
1 Ch 27:2
6; in building
Pr 24:27
+, the walls of Jerusalem
Ne 4:5
+, making the tabernacle and its furniture
Ex 36:2
+, the temple
1 K 5:30
+; work of the potter
Je 18:3
, of the seaman
ψ 107:23
, of the Levites
1 Ch 26:29
, of priests in the sacrifices
2 Ch 29:34
;
•
(הָ)עֲבֹדָה מְלֶאכֶת
phrase of
P
,
Ex 35:24
;
36:1
,
3 Lv 23:
7,
8
,
21
,
25
,
35
,
36 Nu 28:1
8,
25
,
26
;
29:1
,
12
,
35
also
1 Ch 9:13
,
19
;
28:13
,
20 2 Ch 24:1
2;
המ׳ לעבדה
1 Ch 23:24
;
עבדה למ׳
Ex 36:5
(
P
);
cf.
the phrase
עֹשֵׂה המ׳
workmen
Ezr 3:9 Ne
sg. singular. E Elohist. Br circa., Messianic Prophecy.