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Lexicon :: Strong's H4422 - mālaṭ

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מָלַט
Transliteration
mālaṭ
Pronunciation
maw-lat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1198

Strong’s Definitions

מָלַט mâlaṭ, maw-lat'; a primitive root; 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:—deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, × speedily, × surely.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x

The KJV translates Strong's H4422 in the following manner: escape (47x), deliver (33x), save (5x), ...out (4x), alone (1x), get away (1x), lay (1x), preserve (1x), speedily (1x), surely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x
The KJV translates Strong's H4422 in the following manner: escape (47x), deliver (33x), save (5x), ...out (4x), alone (1x), get away (1x), lay (1x), preserve (1x), speedily (1x), surely (1x).
  1. to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to slip away

      2. to escape

      3. to be delivered

    2. (Piel)

      1. to lay, let slip out (of eggs)

      2. to let escape

      3. to deliver, save (life)

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to give birth to

      2. to deliver

    4. (Hithpael)

      1. to slip forth, slip out, escape

      2. to escape

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָלַט mâlaṭ, maw-lat'; a primitive root; 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:—deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, × speedily, × surely.
STRONGS H4422: Abbreviations
† [מָלַט] verb slip away (not in Qal) (Late Hebrew מִילּוּט rescue; Targum מְלַט (rare) = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic bdb057203 is have scanty hair; IV. cast the foetus without hair; [slip away, escape from hand is bdb057204]); —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִמְלַט Judges 3:26 + 6 times; 3rd person feminine singular נִמְלְטָה Psalm 124:7, with וְ consecutive וְנִמְלָ֑טָה Jeremiah 48:19; 3rd person masculine plural נִמְלָ֑טוּ 2 Samuel 4:6 + 8 times Perfect; Imperfect יִמָּלֵט Amos 9:1 + 13 times; וַיִּמּ׳ Judges 3:26 + 7 times; 1st person singular אִמָּֽלְטָה Genesis 19:20 +; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּמָּלֵ֑טוּ Malachi 3:15 + 12 times Imperfect; Imperative הִמָּלֵט Genesis 19:17 (twice in verse); Genesis 19:22; feminine הִמָּֽלְטִי Zechariah 2:11; Infinitive absolute הִמָּלֵט 1 Samuel 27:1; (but read אִם אִמָּלֵט Greek Version of the LXX We Dr Löhr HPS; > Th Kit Bu insert אִם before הִמּ׳); construct id., Genesis 19:19; Esther 4:3; Participle נִמְלָט 1 Kings 19:17 (twice in verse); —
1. slip away אִמָּֽלְטָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶתאֶֿחָ֑י 1 Samuel 20:29 let me slip away to see my brethren; slip through, or past (into the house) 2 Samuel 4:6 (compare Dr HPS and Pi. 1, Hiph. 2; > Klo *נִלְאָ֑טוּ, √ לאט, after Greek Version of the LXX ἔλαθον).
2. escape, Judges 3:29; 1 Samuel 19:10 (|| נוּס) 1 Samuel 19:12; 1 Samuel 19:18 (both || בָּרַח), 1 Samuel 19:17; 1 Samuel 22:20 (|| בָּרַח), 1 Samuel 30:17; 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Kings 20:20 (|| נוּס) 2 Kings 10:24; Isaiah 20:6 (|| נִצַּל, נוּס), Isaiah 49:24, 25; Jeremiah 46:6; Jeremiah 48:8, 19 (|| נוּס), Ezekiel 17:15 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 17:18; Amos 9:1; Joel 3:5; Zechariah 2:11; Malachi 3:15; Psalm 124:7; Proverbs 19:6; Job 1:15, 16, 17, 19; with מִן of place whence 1 Samuel 23:13; 2 Samuel 1:3; Psalm 124:7; with אֶלֿ = whither 1 Samuel 22:1; 1 Samuel 27:1 (twice in verse); with עַד Judges 3:26; with ָ  ה locative, Genesis 19:17, 19, 20, 22 (J), Judges 3:26; with accusative 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38; Esther 4:13; with מִן of person from whom Ecclesiastes 7:26; with מִיַּד 1 Samuel 27:1; 2 Chronicles 16:7; Jeremiah 32:4; Jeremiah 34:3; Jeremiah 38:18, 23; Daniel 11:41; מִפְּנֵי Jeremiah 41:15; מֵחֶרֶב 1 Kings 19:17 (twice in verse); with עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ for one's life Genesis 19:17.
3. passive be delivered Psalm 22:6; Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 28:26; Job 22:30; Daniel 12:1 (later usage).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מִלֵּט Ezekiel 33:5; וּמִלַּטֿ Ecclesiastes 9:15; suffix מִלְּטֵ֫נוּ 2 Samuel 19:10; Imperfect יְמַלֵּט Amos 2:14 + 8 times, suffix יְמַלְּטֵ֫הוּ Psalm 41:2; + 5 times Imperfect; Imperative מַלְּטָה Psalm 116:4; feminine מַלְּטִי 1 Kings 1:12; + 4 times Imperative; Infinitive absolute מַלֵּט Isaiah 46:2; Jeremiah 39:18; Participle מְמַלֵּט 1 Samuel 19:11; plural מְמַלְּטִים 2 Samuel 19:6; —
1. lay (eggs; i.e. let them slip out; of arrow-snake) Isaiah 34:15.
2. let escape: וימלטו עצמתיו 2 Kings 23:18 and so they let his bones (the prophet's) escape (from the burning).
3. deliver, absolute Isaiah 46:4; with accusative Isaiah 46:2; Jeremiah 39:18 (twice in verse); Psalm 41:2; Job 22:30; Job 29:12; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Ecclesiastes 9:15; with מִיַּד Job 6:23; מִכַּף 2 Samuel 19:10; מִשְּׁחִיתוֺתָם Psalm 107:20; elsewhere מִלֵּט נֶפֶשׁ deliver, save, life 1 Samuel 19:11; 2 Samuel 19:6; 1 Kings 1:12; Jeremiah 48:6; Jeremiah 51:6, 45; Ezekiel 33:5; Amos 2:14, 15; Psalm 89:49; Psalm 116:4; נפשׁ. omitted Amos 2:15; Psalm 33:17; Job 20:20. — (This form not in Hexateuch, Judges, Chronicles, Isa1)
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִמְלִיט Isaiah 31:5; 3rd person feminine singular הִמְ֫לִיטָה Isaiah 66:7.
1. give birth to a male child Isaiah 66:7 (|| יָֽלְדָה, compare Pi. 1).
2. deliver: absolute Isaiah 31:5 (|| גָּנַן, הִצִּיל, פָּסַח).
Hithp. Imperfect 1st person singular וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה Job 19:20; 3rd person masculine plural יִתְמַלְּטוּ Job 41:11.
1. slip forth, escape (sparks of fire from jaws of crocodile; RV leap forth) Job 41:11.
2. escape (with the skin of the teeth, the gums; only these left unattacked by leprosy) Job 19:20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:17; 19:17; 19:17; 19:19; 19:19; 19:20; 19:20; 19:22; 19:22

Judges

3:26; 3:26; 3:26; 3:26; 3:29

1 Samuel

19:10; 19:11; 19:11; 19:12; 19:17; 19:18; 20:29; 22:1; 22:20; 23:13; 27:1; 27:1; 27:1; 30:17

2 Samuel

1:3; 4:6; 4:6; 19:6; 19:6; 19:10; 19:10

1 Kings

1:12; 1:12; 18:40; 19:17; 19:17; 20:20

2 Kings

10:24; 19:37; 23:18

2 Chronicles

16:7

Esther

4:3; 4:13

Job

1:15; 1:16; 1:17; 1:19; 6:23; 19:20; 19:20; 20:20; 22:30; 22:30; 29:12; 41:11; 41:11

Psalms

22:6; 33:17; 41:2; 41:2; 89:49; 107:20; 116:4; 116:4; 124:7; 124:7; 124:7

Proverbs

11:21; 19:6; 28:26

Ecclesiastes

7:26; 8:8; 9:15; 9:15

Isaiah

20:6; 31:5; 31:5; 34:15; 37:38; 46:2; 46:2; 46:4; 49:24; 49:25; 66:7; 66:7

Jeremiah

32:4; 34:3; 38:18; 38:23; 39:18; 39:18; 41:15; 46:6; 48:6; 48:8; 48:19; 48:19; 51:6; 51:45

Ezekiel

17:15; 17:18; 33:5; 33:5

Daniel

11:41; 12:1

Joel

3:5

Amos

2:14; 2:14; 2:15; 2:15; 9:1; 9:1

Zechariah

2:11; 2:11

Malachi

3:15; 3:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4422 matches the Hebrew מָלַט (mālaṭ),
which occurs 95 times in 85 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Ecc 7:26–Mal 3:15)

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:26 - And I discovered as more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape H4422 from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:8 - No one has authority over the wind to restrain the wind, nor authority over the day of death; and there is no military discharge in the time of war, and evil will not save H4422 [fn]those who practice it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:15 - But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he [fn]saved H4422 the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - “So the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, ‘Behold, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be saved from the king of Assyria; and how are we ourselves to escape H4422?’”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:5 -

Like [fn]flying birds so the LORD of armies will protect Jerusalem.

He will protect and save it;

He will pass over and rescue H4422 it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:15 -

The tree snake will make its nest and lay H4422 eggs there,

And it will hatch and gather them under its [fn]protection.

Yes, the [fn]hawks will be gathered there,

Every one with its kind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:38 - Then it came about, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with the sword; and they escaped H4422 to the land of Ararat. And his son Esarhaddon became king in his place.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:2 -

They stooped over, they have bowed down together;

They could not rescue H4422 the burden,

But [fn]have themselves gone into captivity.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:4 -

Even to your old age I [fn]will be the same,

And even to your [fn]graying years I will [fn]carry you!

I have [fn]done it, and I will bear you;

And I will [fn]carry you and I will save H4422 you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:24 -

“Can the prey be taken from a mighty man,

Or the captives of [fn]a tyrant be rescued H4422?”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:25 -

Indeed, this is what the LORD says:

“Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away,

And the prey of a tyrant will be rescued H4422;

For I will contend with the one who contends with you,

And I will save your sons.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:7 -

“Before she was in labor, she delivered;

Before her pain came, she gave H4422 birth H4422 to a boy.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:4 - and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape H4422 from the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will speak with him [fn]face to face and see him eye to eye.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:3 - ‘And as for you, you will not escape H4422 from his hand, for you will assuredly be caught and handed over to him; and you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, and he will speak with you [fn]face to face, and you will go to Babylon.’”’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - ‘But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be handed over to the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and you yourself will not escape H4422 from their hands.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:23 -

‘They are also going to bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape H4422 from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned with fire.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:18 - “For I will assuredly H4422 rescue H4422 you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own life as plunder, because you have trusted in Me,” declares the LORD.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:15 - But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped H4422 from Johanan with eight men, and went to the sons of Ammon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 -

Let not the swift man flee,

Nor the warrior escape H4422.

In the north beside the river Euphrates

They have stumbled and fallen.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:6 -

“Flee, save H4422 yourselves,

So that you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:8 -

“A destroyer will come to every city,

So that no city will escape H4422;

The valley also will be ruined

And the plateau will be destroyed,

As the LORD has said.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:19 -

“Stand by the road and keep watch,

You inhabitant of Aroer;

Ask him who flees and her who escapes H4422

And say, ‘What has happened?’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 -

Flee from the midst of Babylon,

And each of you save H4422 his life!

Do not perish in her [fn]punishment,

For this is the LORD’S time of vengeance;

He is going to repay to her what she deserves.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:45 -

“Come out from her midst, My people,

And each of you save H4422 yourselves

From the fierce anger of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:15 - ‘But [fn]he revolted against [fn]him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many [fn]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things escape H4422? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape H4422?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:18 - ‘Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he [fn]pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape H4422.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:5 - ‘He heard the sound of the horn but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have saved H4422 his life.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:41 - “He will also enter the [fn]Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued H4422 out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the foremost of the sons of Ammon.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:1 -

“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued H4422.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:32 -

“And it will come about that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD

Will [fn]be saved H4422;

For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

There will be those who escape,

Just as the LORD has said,

Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:14 -

“Refuge will be lost from the swift,

And the strong will not strengthen his power,

Nor the warrior save H4422 his [fn]life.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15 -

“The one who grasps the bow will not stand his ground,

The swift of foot will not escape H4422,

Nor will the one who rides the horse save H4422 his [fn]life.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 -

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said,

“Strike the pillar capitals so that the thresholds will shake,

And break them on the heads of them all!

Then I will put to death the rest of them with the sword;

They will not have a fugitive who will flee,

Nor a survivor who will escape H4422.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:7 - [fn]You, Zion! Escape H4422, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:15 - ‘So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and escape H4422 punishment.’”

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