{"def":{"short":"a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)","long":["messenger, representative",["messenger","angel","the theophanic angel"]]},"deriv":"from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy","pronun":{"ipa":"mə̆lˈʔok","ipa_mod":"mə̆lˈʔoχ","sbl":"mălʾok","dic":"mul-OKE","dic_mod":"mul-OKE"}}