4422. malat
Strong's Lexicon
malat: To escape, deliver, save, rescue

Original Word: מָלַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: malat
Pronunciation: mah-LAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-lat')
Definition: To escape, deliver, save, rescue
Meaning: to be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4982 (sōzō): To save, deliver, make whole

- G1295 (diasōzō): To bring safely through, to save thoroughly

Usage: The Hebrew verb "malat" primarily conveys the idea of escaping or being delivered from danger or distress. It is often used in contexts where an individual or group is saved from physical peril, such as enemies or natural disasters. The term can also imply spiritual or moral deliverance, highlighting God's role as a deliverer.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of deliverance was deeply intertwined with the covenant relationship between God and His people. The Israelites often found themselves in situations requiring divine intervention, whether from foreign oppressors or natural calamities. The use of "malat" reflects a reliance on God's power to save and protect His chosen people, reinforcing the belief in His sovereignty and faithfulness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to slip away
NASB Translation
certainly rescue (1), deliver (7), delivered (9), escape (26), escaped (25), escapes (3), gave birth (1), get away (1), lay (1), leap forth (1), left undisturbed (1), rescue (2), rescued (4), retain (1), save (8), saved (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָלַט] verb slip away (not in

Qal) (Late Hebrew מִילּוּט rescue; ᵑ7 מְלַט (rare) = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic is have scanty hair; IV. cast the foetus without hair; [slip away, escape from hand is ]); —

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִמְלַט Judges 3:26 6t.; 3 feminine singular נִמְלְטָה Psalm 124:7, with וְ consecutive וְנִמְלָ֑טָה Jeremiah 48:19; 3masculine plural נִמְלָ֑טוּ 2 Samuel 4:6 8t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמָּלֵט Amos 9:1 13t.; ׳וַיִּמּ Judges 3:26 7t.; 1 singular אִמָּֽלְטָה Genesis 19:20 +; 3 masculine plural וַיִּמָּלֵ֑טוּ Malachi 3:15 12t. 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 ᵐ5 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`el 1, Hiph`il 2; > Klo *נִלְאָ֑טוּ, √ לאט, after ᵐ5 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; 2Chronicles 16:7; Jeremiah 32:4; Jeremiah 34:3; Jeremiah 38:18,23; Daniel 11:41; מִמְּנֵי 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`el Perfect3masculine singular מִלֵּט Ezekiel 33:5; וּמִלַּטֿ Ecclesiastes 9:15; suffix מִלְּטֵ֫נוּ 2 Samuel 19:10; Imperfect יְמַלֵּט Amos 2:14 8t., suffix יְמַלְּטֵ֫הוּ Psalm 41:2; 5t. Imperfect; Imperative מַלְּטָה Psalm 116:4; feminine מַלְּטִי 1 Kings 1:12; 4t. 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`il Perfect3masculine singular הִמְלִיט Isaiah 31:5; 3feminine singular הִמְ֫לִיטָה Isaiah 66:7.

1 give birth to a male child Isaiah 66:7 ("" יָָֽלְדָה, compare Pi`el 1).

2 deliver: absolute Isaiah 31:5 ("" גָּנַן, הִצִּיל, מָּסַח).

Hithpa`el Imperfect1singular וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה Job 19:20; 3masculine 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
deliver self, escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save,

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, X speedily, X surely.

Forms and Transliterations
אֲ֭מַלֵּט אֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔ אִמָּ֥לְטָה אִמָּלְטָ֨ה אִמָּלֵ֣ט ׀ אמלט אמלטה אמלטך הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ הִמָּלְטִ֑י הִמָּלֵ֖ט הִמָּלֵ֣ט הִמָּלֵ֥ט הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤ים הַנִּמְלָ֛ט הימלט המלט המלטי הממלטים הנמלט וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט וְהִמְלִ֥יטָה וְהִמְלִֽיט׃ וְהַנִּמְלָ֛ט וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י וְנִמְלָ֑טוּ וְנִמְלָ֔טָה וְנִמְלָֽט׃ וִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗ט וַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙ וַאֲמַלֵּֽט׃ וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט וַיִּמָּלֵ֣ט וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃ וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃ וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט וָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה וָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה וּמִלַּט־ וּמַלְּט֖וּ וּמַלְּט֥וּנִי וּמַלְּטִי֙ וּמַלְּטוּ֙ ואמלט׃ ואמלטה ואתמלטה והמליט׃ והמליטה והנמלט וימלט וימלט׃ וימלטו וימלטו׃ ומלט־ ומלטו ומלטוני ומלטי ונמלט ונמלט׃ ונמלטה ונמלטו ונמלטתי ותמלט יְֽמַלְּטֵ֥הוּ יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט יְמַלֵּ֑ט יְמַלֵּ֖ט יְמַלֵּ֥ט יְמַלֵּ֨ט יְמַלֵּֽט׃ יִמָּלְט֣וּ יִמָּלֵ֑ט יִמָּלֵ֖ט יִמָּלֵ֣ט יִמָּלֵ֥ט יִמָּלֵֽט׃ יִמָּלֵט֙ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃ ימלט ימלט׃ ימלטהו ימלטו יתמלטו׃ לְהִמָּלֵ֣ט לְהִמָּלֵ֥ט להמלט מְמַלֵּ֤ט מִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙ מִלֵּֽט׃ מַלְּט֣וּ מַלְּטָ֥ה מַלֵּ֣ט מַלֵּט֙ מלט מלט׃ מלטה מלטו מלטנו ממלט נִמְלְט֖וּ נִמְלְטָה֮ נִמְלַ֖ט נִמְלַ֛ט נִמְלַ֤ט נִמְלַט֙ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃ נִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃ נִמְלָֽט׃ נִמְלָֽטוּ׃ נִמָּלֵ֥ט נמלט נמלט׃ נמלטה נמלטו נמלטו׃ נמלטנו׃ נמלטתי׃ תִמָּלֵ֔ט תִמָּלֵ֣ט תִמָּלֵ֥ט תִמָּלֵט֙ תמלט ’ă·mal·lêṭ ’ă·mal·leṭ·ḵā ’ămallêṭ ’ămalleṭḵā ’im·mā·lə·ṭāh ’im·mā·lêṭ ’immālêṭ ’immāləṭāh Amallet amalletCha hă·yim·mā·lêṭ ham·mal·lə·ṭîm hammalleTim hammalləṭîm han·nim·lāṭ hannimLat hannimlāṭ hayimmaLet hăyimmālêṭ him·mā·lə·ṭî him·mā·lêṭ himmaLet himmālêṭ himmāləṭî himmalTi immaLet immalTah lə·him·mā·lêṭ lehimmaLet ləhimmālêṭ mal·lə·ṭāh mal·lə·ṭū mal·lêṭ malLet mallêṭ malleTah malləṭāh malleTu malləṭū mə·mal·lêṭ memalLet məmallêṭ mil·lə·ṭā·nū mil·lêṭ milLet millêṭ milleTanu milləṭānū nim·lā·ṭə·nū nim·lā·ṭə·tî nim·lā·ṭū nim·laṭ nim·lāṭ nim·lə·ṭāh nim·lə·ṭū nim·mā·lêṭ nimLat nimlaṭ nimlāṭ nimLatenu nimlāṭənū nimLateti nimlāṭətî nimLatu nimlāṭū nimleTah nimləṭāh nimleTu nimləṭū nimmaLet nimmālêṭ ṯim·mā·lêṭ timmaLet ṯimmālêṭ ū·mal·lə·ṭî ū·mal·lə·ṭū ū·mal·lə·ṭū·nî ū·mil·laṭ- umalleTi ūmalləṭî umalleTu ūmalləṭū umalleTuni ūmalləṭūnî umillat ūmillaṭ- vaamalLet vaetmalleTah vaimMalTah vaiyimmaLet vaiyimmaLetu vattemalLet vaymalleTu vehannimLat vehimLit vehimLitah venimLat venimLatah venimlatTi venimLatu vimalLet wa’ămallêṭ wā’eṯmalləṭāh wā’immāləṭāh wa·’ă·mal·lêṭ wā·’eṯ·mal·lə·ṭāh wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh wat·tə·mal·lêṭ wattəmallêṭ way·mal·lə·ṭū way·yim·mā·lê·ṭū way·yim·mā·lêṭ waymalləṭū wayyimmālêṭ wayyimmālêṭū wə·han·nim·lāṭ wə·him·lî·ṭāh wə·him·lîṭ wə·nim·lā·ṭāh wə·nim·lā·ṭū wə·nim·laṭ wə·nim·lāṭ wə·nim·laṭ·tî wəhannimlāṭ wəhimlîṭ wəhimlîṭāh wənimlaṭ wənimlāṭ wənimlāṭāh wənimlaṭtî wənimlāṭū wî·mal·lêṭ wîmallêṭ yə·mal·lə·ṭê·hū yə·mal·lêṭ yemalLet yəmallêṭ yemalleTehu yəmalləṭêhū yim·mā·lə·ṭū yim·mā·lêṭ yimmaLet yimmālêṭ yimmāləṭū yimmalTu yiṯ·mal·lā·ṭū yitmalLatu yiṯmallāṭū
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Genesis 19:17
HEB: הַח֗וּצָה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט עַל־ נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ
NAS: one said, Escape for your life!
KJV: that he said, Escape for
INT: outside said Escape for your life

Genesis 19:17
HEB: הַכִּכָּ֑ר הָהָ֥רָה הִמָּלֵ֖ט פֶּן־ תִּסָּפֶֽה׃
NAS: in the valley; escape to the mountains,
KJV: thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain,
INT: the valley to the mountains escape or will be swept

Genesis 19:19
HEB: לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לְהִמָּלֵ֣ט הָהָ֔רָה פֶּן־
NAS: but I cannot escape to the mountains,
KJV: and I cannot escape to the mountain,
INT: and I cannot escape to the mountains lest

Genesis 19:20
HEB: וְהִ֣יא מִצְעָ֑ר אִמָּלְטָ֨ה נָּ֜א שָׁ֗מָּה
NAS: Please, let me escape there
KJV: [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a little one?)
INT: and it is small escape Please there

Genesis 19:22
HEB: מַהֵר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט שָׁ֔מָּה כִּ֣י
NAS: Hurry, escape there, for I cannot
KJV: Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot
INT: Hurry escape there for

Judges 3:26
HEB: וְאֵה֥וּד נִמְלַ֖ט עַ֣ד הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם
NAS: Now Ehud escaped while
KJV: And Ehud escaped while they tarried,
INT: now Ehud escaped while were delaying

Judges 3:26
HEB: אֶת־ הַפְּסִילִ֔ים וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃
NAS: by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
KJV: the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
INT: passed the idols and escaped to Seirah

Judges 3:29
HEB: חָ֑יִל וְלֹ֥א נִמְלַ֖ט אִֽישׁ׃
NAS: and no one escaped.
KJV: of valour; and there escaped not a man.
INT: and valiant and no escaped one

1 Samuel 19:10
HEB: וְדָוִ֛ד נָ֥ס וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא׃
NAS: And David fled and escaped that night.
KJV: fled, and escaped that night.
INT: and David fled and escaped night he

1 Samuel 19:11
HEB: אִם־ אֵ֨ינְךָ֜ מְמַלֵּ֤ט אֶֽת־ נַפְשְׁךָ֙
NAS: If you do not save your life
KJV: him, saying, If thou save not thy life
INT: If not save your life tonight

1 Samuel 19:12
HEB: וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃
NAS: and he went out and fled and escaped.
KJV: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
INT: went and fled and escaped

1 Samuel 19:17
HEB: אֶת־ אֹיְבִ֖י וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט וַתֹּ֤אמֶר מִיכַל֙
NAS: go, so that he has escaped? And Michal
KJV: mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal
INT: and let enemy is escaped said to Michal

1 Samuel 19:18
HEB: וְדָוִ֨ד בָּרַ֜ח וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט וַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל־
NAS: fled and escaped and came
KJV: fled, and escaped, and came
INT: now David fled and escaped and came to

1 Samuel 20:29
HEB: חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אִמָּ֥לְטָה נָּ֖א וְאֶרְאֶ֣ה
NAS: please let me get away that I may see
KJV: in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see
INT: favor your sight get please may see

1 Samuel 22:1
HEB: דָּוִד֙ מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט אֶל־ מְעָרַ֣ת
NAS: from there and escaped to the cave
KJV: therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave
INT: David there and escaped to the cave

1 Samuel 22:20
HEB: וַיִּמָּלֵ֣ט בֵּן־ אֶחָ֗ד
NAS: named Abiathar, escaped and fled after
KJV: Abiathar, escaped, and fled
INT: escaped son one

1 Samuel 23:13
HEB: הֻגַּ֗ד כִּֽי־ נִמְלַ֤ט דָּוִד֙ מִקְּעִילָ֔ה
NAS: that David had escaped from Keilah,
KJV: that David was escaped from Keilah;
INT: told for had escaped David Keilah

1 Samuel 27:1
HEB: ט֜וֹב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט ׀ אֶל־
NAS: for me than to escape into the land
KJV: for me than that I should speedily escape
INT: better than to escape will escape into

1 Samuel 27:1
HEB: כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט ׀ אֶל־ אֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.
KJV: I should speedily escape into the land
INT: than to escape will escape into the land

1 Samuel 27:1
HEB: גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִיָּדֽוֹ׃
KJV: of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
INT: the territory of Israel to escape his hand

1 Samuel 30:17
HEB: לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ נִמְלַ֤ט מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ
NAS: and not a man of them escaped, except
KJV: of the next day: and there escaped not a man
INT: of the next not escaped and not A man

2 Samuel 1:3
HEB: מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃
NAS: And he said to him, I have escaped from the camp
KJV: of Israel am I escaped.
INT: the camp of Israel have escaped

2 Samuel 4:6
HEB: וּבַעֲנָ֥ה אָחִ֖יו נִמְלָֽטוּ׃
NAS: and Baanah his brother escaped.
KJV: and Baanah his brother escaped.
INT: and Baanah his brother escaped

2 Samuel 19:5
HEB: כָל־ עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤ים אֶֽת־ נַפְשְׁךָ֙
NAS: who today have saved your life
KJV: which this day have saved thy life,
INT: of all your servants have saved your life today

2 Samuel 19:9
HEB: אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ וְה֤וּא מִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙ מִכַּ֣ף פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
NAS: of our enemies and saved us from the hand
KJV: of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand
INT: of our enemies he and saved the hand of the Philistines

95 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4422
95 Occurrences


’ă·mal·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
’ă·mal·leṭ·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ham·mal·lə·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
han·nim·lāṭ — 1 Occ.
hă·yim·mā·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
him·mā·lêṭ — 4 Occ.
him·mā·lə·ṭî — 1 Occ.
’im·mā·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
’im·mā·lə·ṭāh — 2 Occ.
lə·him·mā·lêṭ — 2 Occ.
mal·lêṭ — 2 Occ.
mal·lə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
mal·lə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
mə·mal·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
mil·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
mil·lə·ṭā·nū — 1 Occ.
nim·laṭ — 7 Occ.
nim·lā·ṭə·nū — 1 Occ.
nim·lā·ṭə·tî — 1 Occ.
nim·lā·ṭū — 1 Occ.
nim·lə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
nim·lə·ṭū — 2 Occ.
nim·mā·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
ṯim·mā·lêṭ — 4 Occ.
ū·mal·lə·ṭî — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·lə·ṭū — 2 Occ.
ū·mal·lə·ṭū·nî — 1 Occ.
ū·mil·laṭ- — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·mal·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
wā·’eṯ·mal·lə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh — 4 Occ.
way·yim·mā·lêṭ — 8 Occ.
way·yim·mā·lê·ṭū — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·mal·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
way·mal·lə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
wə·han·nim·lāṭ — 1 Occ.
wə·him·lîṭ — 1 Occ.
wə·him·lî·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
wə·nim·laṭ — 2 Occ.
wə·nim·lā·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
wə·nim·laṭ·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·nim·lā·ṭū — 1 Occ.
wî·mal·lêṭ — 1 Occ.
yə·mal·lêṭ — 8 Occ.
yə·mal·lə·ṭê·hū — 1 Occ.
yim·mā·lêṭ — 13 Occ.
yim·mā·lə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·mal·lā·ṭū — 1 Occ.















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