מָלַט (mâlaṭ) — Deliver
Hebrew word study: מָלַט (mâlaṭ), Strong's H4422. properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring f
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
KJV translation words: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.
Strong's H4422 is tagged on 95 words in 85 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:17 and last appears in Malachi 3:15.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 85)
- Genesis 19:17 — הִמָּלֵט — escape
- Genesis 19:19 — לְהִמָּלֵט — to escape
- Genesis 19:20 — אִמָּלְטָה — let me escape
- Genesis 19:22 — הִמָּלֵט — escape
- Judges 3:26 — נִמְלַט — he escaped
- Judges 3:29 — נִמְלַט — he escaped
- 1 Samuel 19:10 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he escaped
- 1 Samuel 19:11 — מְמַלֵּט — are delivering
- 1 Samuel 19:12 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he escaped
- 1 Samuel 19:17 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he has escaped
- 1 Samuel 19:18 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he escaped
- 1 Samuel 20:29 — אִמָּלְטָה — let me slip away
- 1 Samuel 22:1 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he escaped
- 1 Samuel 22:20 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he escaped
- 1 Samuel 23:13 — נִמְלַט — he had escaped
- 1 Samuel 27:1 — הִמָּלֵט — really escape
- 1 Samuel 30:17 — נִמְלַט — he escaped
- 2 Samuel 1:3 — נִמְלָטְתִּי — I have escaped
- 2 Samuel 4:6 — נִמְלָטוּ — they escaped
- 2 Samuel 19:5 — הַמְמַלְּטִים — who rescued
- 2 Samuel 19:9 — מִלְּטָנוּ — he rescued us
- 1 Kings 1:12 — וּמַלְּטִי — and save
- 1 Kings 18:40 — יִמָּלֵט — he escape
- 1 Kings 19:17 — הַנִּמְלָט — the one who escapes
- 1 Kings 20:20 — וַיִּמָּלֵט — and he escaped
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4423 מֶלֶט (meleṭ).
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Frequently asked questions
What does mâlaṭ (H4422) mean?
Properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.
How is H4422 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4422 as: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely..
How often does מָלַט (mâlaṭ) appear?
Strong's H4422 is tagged on 95 words in 85 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:17 and last appears in Malachi 3:15.
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