4733. miqlat

Lexicon

miqlat: Refuge, asylum

Original Word: מִקְלָט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: miqlat
Pronunciation: mik-LAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-lawt')
Definition: Refuge, asylum
Meaning: an asylum

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

refuge

From qalat in the sense of taking in; an asylum (as a receptacle) -- refuge.

see HEBREW qalat

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
refuge, asylum
NASB Translation
refuge (20).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִקְלָט noun [masculine] refuge, asylum (P Chronicles); — ׳עָרֵי מ asylum-cities Numbers 35:11,13,14, ׳עָרֵי הַמּ Numbers 35:6; Joshua 20:2, so 1 Chronicles 6:42; 1 Chronicles 6:52 (but read ׳עִיר הַמּ according to "" Joshua 21:13,21, so Be Kau Kit), ׳לְמ (after הָיָה) Numbers 35:12,15; Joshua 20:3; construct in phrase עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ Joshua 21:13,21,27,32,38 (Gi; Joshua 21:36 van d. H. Baer); suffix of refugee, עִיר מִקְלָטוֺ Numbers 35:25,26,27,28,32.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root קָלַט (qalat), meaning "to receive" or "to gather."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term for a place of refuge is καταφυγή (kataphygē), which is Strong's Greek Number G873. This term similarly denotes a place of safety or refuge, reflecting the same concept of protection and asylum found in the Hebrew מִקְלָט.

Usage: The term מִקְלָט is used in the context of cities of refuge in the Old Testament, where individuals who committed unintentional manslaughter could seek asylum to escape the avenger of blood until a fair trial could be conducted.

Context: מִקְלָט (miqlat) refers to a designated place of safety and protection, specifically in the context of the ancient Israelite legal system. The concept of cities of refuge is introduced in the Pentateuch, where God commands the Israelites to establish these cities as part of the Levitical cities. These cities served as a sanctuary for those who accidentally caused the death of another person, allowing them to escape the immediate retribution of the victim's family, known as the avenger of blood.

The cities of refuge are mentioned in several passages, including Numbers 35:6, where it states, "Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone may flee." The purpose of these cities was to ensure that justice was served while preventing the cycle of blood vengeance. The accused could remain in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest, after which they could return home without fear of retribution (Numbers 35:25-28).

The cities of refuge were strategically located throughout the land of Israel to be accessible to all, as described in Deuteronomy 19:2-3: "You are to set aside three cities for yourselves in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess. You shall prepare the roads and divide into three parts the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that anyone who kills a person may flee there."

The concept of asylum in these cities underscores the importance of mercy and justice in the biblical legal system, providing a balance between the rights of the individual and the community's need for justice.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמִּקְלָ֔ט הַמִּקְלָ֛ט המקלט לְמִקְלָ֑ט לְמִקְלָ֔ט לְמִקְלָ֖ט למקלט מִקְלַ֣ט מִקְלַ֧ט מִקְלָ֖ט מִקְלָט֑וֹ מִקְלָט֔וֹ מִקְלָט֖וֹ מִקְלָטוֹ֙ מקלט מקלטו ham·miq·lāṭ hammikLat hammiqlāṭ lə·miq·lāṭ lemikLat ləmiqlāṭ mikLat miklaTo miq·lā·ṭōw miq·laṭ miq·lāṭ miqlaṭ miqlāṭ miqlāṭōw

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 35:6
HEB: שֵׁשׁ־ עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ
NAS: cities of refuge, which
KJV: cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint
INT: the six cities of refuge which shall give

Numbers 35:11
HEB: עָרִ֔ים עָרֵ֥י מִקְלָ֖ט תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לָכֶ֑ם
NAS: to be your cities of refuge, that the manslayer
KJV: to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer
INT: cities to be your cities of refuge become may flee

Numbers 35:12
HEB: לָכֶ֧ם הֶעָרִ֛ים לְמִקְלָ֖ט מִגֹּאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א
NAS: The cities shall be to you as a refuge from the avenger,
KJV: And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger;
INT: become the cities A refuge the avenger will not

Numbers 35:13
HEB: שֵׁשׁ־ עָרֵ֥י מִקְלָ֖ט תִּהְיֶ֥ינָה לָכֶֽם׃
NAS: shall be your six cities of refuge.
KJV: six cities shall ye have for refuge.
INT: shall be your six cities of refuge become

Numbers 35:14
HEB: כְּנָ֑עַן עָרֵ֥י מִקְלָ֖ט תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃
NAS: they are to be cities of refuge.
KJV: [which] shall be cities of refuge.
INT: of Canaan are to be cities of refuge become

Numbers 35:15
HEB: הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לְמִקְלָ֑ט לָנ֣וּס שָׁ֔מָּה
NAS: cities shall be for refuge for the sons
KJV: cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the children
INT: cities These refuge may flee there

Numbers 35:25
HEB: אֶל־ עִ֥יר מִקְלָט֖וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ נָ֣ס
NAS: him to his city of refuge to which
KJV: him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled:
INT: to city of refuge to which fled

Numbers 35:26
HEB: גְּבוּל֙ עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנ֖וּס
NAS: of his city of refuge to which
KJV: of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
INT: the border of his city of refuge to which may flee

Numbers 35:27
HEB: לִגְב֖וּל עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ וְרָצַ֞ח גֹּאֵ֤ל
NAS: of his city of refuge, and the blood
KJV: of the city of his refuge, and the revenger
INT: the border of his city of refuge kills avenger

Numbers 35:28
HEB: כִּ֣י בְעִ֤יר מִקְלָטוֹ֙ יֵשֵׁ֔ב עַד־
NAS: in his city of refuge until
KJV: in the city of his refuge until the death
INT: because his city of refuge have remained until

Numbers 35:32
HEB: אֶל־ עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ לָשׁוּב֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת
NAS: to his city of refuge, that he may return
KJV: to the city of his refuge, that he should come again
INT: to his city of refuge may return to live

Joshua 20:2
HEB: אֶת־ עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר־ דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי
NAS: the cities of refuge, of which
KJV: for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake
INT: Designate the cities of refuge of which spoke

Joshua 20:3
HEB: וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם׃
NAS: and they shall become your refuge from the avenger
KJV: may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger
INT: premeditation shall become your refuge the avenger of blood

Joshua 21:13
HEB: אֶת־ עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־
NAS: the city of refuge for the manslayer,
KJV: [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
INT: gave the city of refuge the manslayer Hebron

Joshua 21:21
HEB: אֶת־ עִ֨יר מִקְלַ֧ט הָרֹצֵ֛חַ אֶת־
NAS: the city of refuge for the manslayer,
KJV: [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
INT: gave the city of refuge the manslayer Shechem

Joshua 21:27
HEB: אֶת־ עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־
NAS: the city of refuge for the manslayer,
KJV: [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
INT: of Manasseh the city of refuge the manslayer Golan

Joshua 21:32
HEB: אֶת־ עִ֣יר ׀ מִקְלַ֣ט הָֽרֹצֵ֗חַ אֶת־
NAS: the city of refuge for the manslayer,
KJV: [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
INT: of Naphtali the city of refuge the manslayer Kedesh

Joshua 21:38
HEB: אֶת־ עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־
NAS: the city of refuge for the manslayer,
KJV: [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
INT: of Gad the city of refuge the manslayer Ramoth

1 Chronicles 6:57
HEB: אֶת־ עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֶת־ חֶבְר֥וֹן
NAS: the [following] cities of refuge: Hebron,
KJV: of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah
INT: gave the cities of refuge Hebron Libnah

1 Chronicles 6:67
HEB: אֶת־ עָרֵ֧י הַמִּקְלָ֛ט אֶת־ שְׁכֶ֥ם
NAS: to them the [following] cities of refuge: Shechem
KJV: unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem
INT: gave the cities of refuge Shechem pasture

20 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4733
20 Occurrences

ham·miq·lāṭ — 4 Occ.
lə·miq·lāṭ — 3 Occ.
miq·lāṭ — 8 Occ.
miq·lā·ṭōw — 5 Occ.