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angelic messenger
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CognateHebrew malach (messenger/angel) and Greek angelos (messenger) — the same word describes both divine messengers (angels) and human prophets. Both are malach: sent ones bearing a divine word.
angelic messengerprophet
Cross TraditionNavi (Hebrew prophet), nabiyy (Arabic prophet), angelos (Greek divine messenger) — the role of the one who receives and transmits divine truth crosses all traditions. Prophet and divine messenger both describe the same mediating function between God and humanity.