Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Klingon word: le''aq Part of speech: noun Definition: messenger Source: qep'a' 31 [2024] _______________________________________________ (qep’a’ 2024): This is anyone tasked with delivering a message. Maltz says he's also heard it (or sometimes {Qun le''aq}) translated as "angel". HISTORICAL NOTES: *{QumyaS} was used in the Klingon Bible Translation Project (KBTP) for angel and messenger). *{QumwI'} was used for messenger in the Klingon Hamlet (TKH); and {QumpIn} "communications officer" was used for messenger in Klingon Much Ado. POSSIBLE PUN: I can't help thinking that in Hebrew an angel (and occasionally other official messengers) is called מַלְאָך *mal'akh* -- most famously *mal'akh ha-mavet" the Angel of Death from the Exodus story. (For the etymologically inclined: initial /m(a)-/ can be disregarded here. It's a very common prefix, like Klingon {-wI'}, meaning basically "thing or person that VERBs".) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons