מָלַט
ma.latVerbH4422
to escape
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
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
Full Lexicon Entry
- to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to slip away 1a2) to escape 1a3) to be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to lay, let slip out (of eggs) 1b2) to let escape 1b3) to deliver, save (life) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to give birth to 1c2) to deliver 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to slip forth, slip out, escape 1d2) to escape
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
77 timesAppears 77 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
12
1 Samuel
11
Isaiah
9
Job
9
1 Kings
4
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 1:12
- 2 Chronicles 16:7
- Ezk 17:15
- Isaiah 66:7
- Job 1:15
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