6403. palat
Lexical Summary
palat: To deliver, to rescue, to escape

Original Word: פָלַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: palat
Pronunciation: pah-LAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-lat')
KJV: calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape
NASB: deliver, deliverer, delivered, delivers, rescue, preserve, calves
Word Origin: [a primitive root]

1. to slip out, i.e. escape
2. causatively, to deliver

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
calve, carry away safe, deliver, cause to escape

A primitive root; to slip out, i.e. Escape; causatively, to deliver -- calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to escape
NASB Translation
calves (1), carries it off (1), deliver (5), delivered (4), deliverer (5), delivers (3), escape (1), preserve (2), rescue (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּלַט] verb escape (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician in proper name; Arabic IV escape, Vulgar Arabic ; Old Aramaic פלט Pa`el rescue, ᵑ7 מְּלַט Syriac ); —

Qal Perfect3plural consecutive וּפָֽלְטוּ Ezekiel 7:16 and (if) escapers of them escape).

Pi`el causative: Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יְפַלְּטֵם; 2 masculine singular תְּפַלֵּט Micah 6:14, etc.; Imperative masculine singular מַּלְּטָה Psalm 17:13, etc.; Participle suffix מְפַלְּטִי Psalm 18:3 +; —

1 bring into security Micah 6:14; especially of ׳י, deliver, with accusative of person, Psalm 22:5; Psalm 22:9; Psalm 31:2; Psalm 37:40; Psalm 71:2 (+ הִצִיל), Psalm 82:4; Psalm 91:14; + מִן from 2 Samuel 22:44 = Psalm 18:44; Psalm 18:49 (מוֺצִיא "" 2 Samuel 22:49), 2 Samuel 17:13; 2Sam 37:40; 2Sam 43:1; 2Sam 71:4; participle with suffix,my deliverer 2 Samuel 22:2 = Psalm 18:3; Psalm 40:18; Psalm 70:6; Psalm 144:2.

2 cause to escape, cast forth, of cow calving Job 21:10 (compare [מָלַט]

Hiph`il, also ᵑ7 vomit out, and so ).

3 apparently intransitive be delivered, with מִן Job 23:7, but dubious; Bu

Qal ('perhaps'); ᵐ5 Du read מִשְׁמָּטִי as object (but elsewhere ׳י subject of Pi`el).

Hiph`il bring into security; Imperfect3masculine singular יַפְלִיט Isaiah 5:29 of Assyria, under figure of lion, carrying off prey (opposed to הִצִּיל); 2 masculine singular תַּפְלִיט Micah 6:14 (compare

Pi`el1. ).

Topical Lexicon
Overview

The root פָלַט (palat) gathers around it the idea of being made spaciously safe—rescued from threat, extricated from distress, and set in a place of freedom. Whether applied to livestock spared from disease (Job 21:10) or to the soul ransomed from death (Psalm 22:4), the verb consistently presents the LORD as the decisive agent of escape. Every usage presumes both danger and divine intervention; no context allows room for self-salvation.

Historical Narrative

2 Samuel 22, David’s thanksgiving psalm embedded in the historical books, introduces the root twice (22:2, 44). The king testifies, “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer” (22:2). Forty-two verses later he adds, “You have delivered me from the strife of my people” (22:44). The term therefore brackets the song, framing all intervening victories as expressions of the same covenant deliverance inaugurated at David’s anointing. The Chronicler will later reuse the Psalm with only minor alterations, reinforcing the root’s attachment to Israel’s royal hope.

Davidic Psalms: From Personal Peril to Corporate Assurance

The verb appears ten additional times in the superscribed Psalms of David (Psalms 17; 18; 22; 31; 40; 70; 144). Each text moves from personal plea to public witness, demonstrating how individual faith under pressure matures into communal liturgy. Typical is Psalm 70:5: “You are my helper and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.” Here urgency is met with the confession that rescue belongs to God alone, a theme echoed in Psalm 144:2, where the Deliverer is also “my loving devotion … and my shield.”

Psalm 22 links past deliverance to future Messianic hope. Verse 4 recalls the patriarchs: “In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.” The sufferer therefore prays within a historical continuum that will climax in the cross, where ultimate deliverance is accomplished.

Wisdom Literature: Deliverance and the Righteous Sufferer

Job 23:7 longs for a legal acquittal: “There the upright can reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.” The yearning anticipates the gospel declaration that “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). In contrast, Job 21:10 uses the verb negatively—no one rescues the wicked man’s cow from calving disaster—highlighting the ironic prosperity of the godless and intensifying Job’s protest.

Psalm 37:40 sets wisdom’s conclusion: “The LORD will help and deliver them … because they take refuge in Him.” Deliverance is thus the divinely guaranteed outcome of righteous trust, even when deferred.

Prophetic Usage: Judgment When No Deliverer Comes

Isaiah 5:29 portrays invading armies that “carry it away with no one to rescue it.” Ezekiel 7:16 and Micah 6:14 twice threaten that sinners will not be delivered. Here פָלַט functions rhetorically; what covenant faith might claim is deliberately withheld. The absence of deliverance exposes the futility of false security and calls the remnant to repentance.

Covenant and Kingship

Repeatedly the verb stands in parallel with “save,” “help,” and “redeem,” yet it retains a nuance of widening space. The delivered person is not merely snatched from peril but brought into liberty. David testifies, “He delivers me from my enemies … You rescue me from the violent man” (Psalm 18:48). The move from turmoil to “broad place” (Psalm 18:19) anticipates the kingdom’s peace under David’s greater Son.

Messianic Fulfillment

Psalm 22, cited above, and the broader Davidic pattern locate ultimate deliverance in the Messiah. The resurrection of Jesus Christ vindicates the righteous sufferer and supplies the definitive escape from sin, death, and wrath. New Testament writers employ ῥύομαι (“deliver”) in explicit continuity (Colossians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:10), echoing the Hebrew verb’s saving trajectory.

Pastoral and Ministry Implications

1. Assurance in Prayer: Believers may invoke the same covenant Deliverer, anchoring petitions in the character revealed from David to Christ.
2. Proclamation: Gospel preaching should present salvation not as self-improvement but as divine rescue—from guilt, from bondage, and from final judgment.
3. Discipleship: The spaciousness inherent in פָלַט urges churches to disciple converts into the freedom for which they were liberated (Galatians 5:1).
4. Social Concern: Psalm 82:4 commands, “Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.” Ministries of justice mirror God’s own delivering activity.

Related Terms

While יָשַׁע emphasizes salvation broadly and נָצַל stresses snatching away, פָלַט accents the transition into open safety. Its association with fortresses, rocks, and high places in the Psalms underscores stability after escape.

Summary

פָלַט unfurls a theology of deliverance that spans the Old Testament and finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Whether celebrated by a shepherd-king, cried by a suffering patriarch, or withheld in prophetic judgment, the word insists that true safety is the gracious act of the LORD alone.

Forms and Transliterations
וְיַפְלִ֖יט וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃ וַאֲפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה וּֽמְפַלְטִ֫י וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִי וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִי־ וּפָֽלְטוּ֙ ואפלטה ואפלטהו ויפלטם ויפליט ומפלטי ומפלטי־ ופלטו ותפלטמו׃ ותפלטני יְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם יפלטהו יפלטם מְפַלְּטִ֗י מפלטי פַּ֭לְּטֵנִי פַּלְּטָ֥ה פַּלְּטוּ־ פַלְּטֵֽנִי׃ פלטה פלטו־ פלטני פלטני׃ תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ תְּפַלֵּ֖ט תְּפַלֵּ֥ט תְפַלְּטֵֽנִי׃ תַפְלִ֔יט תפלט תפלטני תפלטני׃ תפליט falleTeni mə·p̄al·lə·ṭî mefalleTi məp̄alləṭî pal·lə·ṭāh pal·lə·ṭê·nî p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî pal·lə·ṭū- palleTah palləṭāh Palleteni palləṭênî p̄alləṭênî palletu palləṭū- tafLit ṯap̄·lîṭ ṯap̄lîṭ tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî ṯə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî tə·p̄al·lêṭ tefalLet tefalleteNi təp̄allêṭ təp̄alləṭênî ṯəp̄alləṭênî ū·mə·p̄al·ṭî ū·mə·p̄al·ṭî- ū·p̄ā·lə·ṭū ū·ṯə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî ufalTu umefalti ūməp̄alṭî ūməp̄alṭî- ūp̄āləṭū utefalleTeni ūṯəp̄alləṭênî vaafalleTah vaafalleTehu vattefalletemo vattefalleTeni vayFalleTem veyafLit wa’ăp̄alləṭāh wa’ăp̄alləṭêhū wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭê·hū wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·mōw wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî wattəp̄alləṭêmōw wattəp̄alləṭênî way·p̄al·lə·ṭêm wayp̄alləṭêm wə·yap̄·lîṭ wəyap̄lîṭ yə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·hū yə·p̄al·lə·ṭêm yefalleTehu yefalleTem yəp̄alləṭêhū yəp̄alləṭêm
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2 Samuel 22:2
HEB: סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־ לִֽי׃
NAS: and my fortress and my deliverer;
KJV: and my fortress, and my deliverer;
INT: is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer

2 Samuel 22:44
HEB: וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי מֵרִיבֵ֖י עַמִּ֑י
NAS: You have also delivered me from the contentions
KJV: Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings
INT: delivered the contentions of my people

Job 21:10
HEB: וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: His cow calves and does not abort.
KJV: not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
INT: without fail calves his cow without

Job 23:7
HEB: נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃
NAS: would reason with Him; And I would be delivered forever
KJV: might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever
INT: reason and I would be delivered forever my Judge

Psalm 17:13
HEB: פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מֵרָשָׁ֥ע
NAS: him, bring him low; Deliver my soul
KJV: cast him down: deliver my soul
INT: him bring Deliver my soul the wicked

Psalm 18:2
HEB: סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי
NAS: and my fortress and my deliverer, My God,
KJV: and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God,
INT: is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer my God my rock

Psalm 18:43
HEB: תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם
NAS: You have delivered me from the contentions
KJV: Thou hast delivered me from the strivings
INT: have delivered the contentions of the people

Psalm 18:48
HEB: מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף
NAS: He delivers me from my enemies; Surely
KJV: He delivereth me from mine enemies:
INT: delivers enemies Surely

Psalm 22:4
HEB: אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בָּ֝טְח֗וּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ׃
NAS: They trusted and You delivered them.
KJV: in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
INT: our fathers trusted delivered

Psalm 22:8
HEB: אֶל־ יְהוָ֣ה יְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ יַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּ כִּ֘י
NAS: [yourself] to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue
KJV: on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver
INT: about the LORD deliver rescue because

Psalm 31:1
HEB: לְעוֹלָ֑ם בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥ פַלְּטֵֽנִי׃
NAS: In Your righteousness deliver me.
KJV: be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
INT: In your righteousness deliver

Psalm 37:40
HEB: וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥ם יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים
NAS: helps them and delivers them; He delivers
KJV: shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver
INT: helps the LORD and delivers delivers the wicked

Psalm 37:40
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥ם יְפַלְּטֵ֣ם מֵ֭רְשָׁעִים וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם
NAS: them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked
KJV: them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked,
INT: the LORD and delivers delivers the wicked and saves

Psalm 40:17
HEB: לִ֥י עֶזְרָתִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י
NAS: of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay,
KJV: upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying,
INT: be mindful are my help and my deliverer O my God

Psalm 43:1
HEB: מִרְמָ֖ה וְעַוְלָ֣ה תְפַלְּטֵֽנִי׃
NAS: nation; O deliver me from the deceitful
KJV: nation: O deliver me from the deceitful
INT: the deceitful and unjust deliver

Psalm 70:5
HEB: לִּ֥י עֶזְרִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה יְ֝הוָ֗ה
NAS: You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD,
KJV: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD,
INT: Hasten are my help and my deliverer O LORD

Psalm 71:2
HEB: בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗ תַּצִּילֵ֥נִי וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִי הַטֵּֽה־ אֵלַ֥י
NAS: deliver me and rescue me; Incline
KJV: me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline
INT: your righteousness deliver and rescue Incline about

Psalm 71:4
HEB: אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י פַּ֭לְּטֵנִי מִיַּ֣ד רָשָׁ֑ע
NAS: Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand
KJV: Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand
INT: my God Rescue of the hand of the wicked

Psalm 82:4
HEB: פַּלְּטוּ־ דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן
NAS: Rescue the weak and needy;
KJV: Deliver the poor and needy:
INT: Rescue the weak and needy

Psalm 91:14
HEB: בִ֣י חָ֭שַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ אֲ֝שַׂגְּבֵ֗הוּ כִּֽי־
NAS: he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him [securely] on high,
KJV: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high,
INT: Because has loved will deliver will set because

Psalm 144:2
HEB: וּמְצוּדָתִי֮ מִשְׂגַּבִּ֪י וּֽמְפַלְטִ֫י לִ֥י מָ֭גִנִּי
NAS: My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield
KJV: my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield,
INT: and my fortress my stronghold and my deliverer my shield take

Isaiah 5:29
HEB: וְיֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְיַפְלִ֖יט וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃
NAS: the prey And carries [it] off with no one
KJV: of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver
INT: seizes the prey and carries no to deliver

Ezekiel 7:16
HEB: וּפָֽלְטוּ֙ פְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֣וּ
NAS: Even when their survivors escape, they will be on the mountains
KJV: But they that escape of them shall escape,
INT: escape their survivors become

Micah 6:14
HEB: וְתַסֵּג֙ וְלֹ֣א תַפְלִ֔יט וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּפַלֵּ֖ט
NAS: You will [try to] remove [for safekeeping], But you will not preserve [anything], And what
KJV: of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and [that] which thou deliverest
INT: hold you will not preserve and what preserve

Micah 6:14
HEB: תַפְלִ֔יט וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּפַלֵּ֖ט לַחֶ֥רֶב אֶתֵּֽן׃
NAS: [anything], And what you do preserve I will give
KJV: but shalt not deliver; and [that] which thou deliverest will I give up
INT: preserve and what preserve to the sword will give

25 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6403
25 Occurrences


p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî — 1 Occ.
mə·p̄al·lə·ṭî — 1 Occ.
pal·lə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
pal·lə·ṭê·nî — 1 Occ.
pal·lə·ṭū- — 1 Occ.
ṯap̄·lîṭ — 1 Occ.
tə·p̄al·lêṭ — 2 Occ.
tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî — 2 Occ.
ū·p̄ā·lə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·p̄al·ṭî- — 5 Occ.
ū·ṯə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭê·hū — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·mōw — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî — 1 Occ.
way·p̄al·lə·ṭêm — 1 Occ.
wə·yap̄·lîṭ — 1 Occ.
yə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·hū — 1 Occ.
yə·p̄al·lə·ṭêm — 1 Occ.

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