Strong's Number H4422

מָלַט

malat · maw-lat'

Transliteration:

malat{maw-lat'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1198

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's 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

Usage in the KJV:

escape 50, deliver 33, save 5, ...out 1, alone 1, get away 1, lay 1, preserve 1, speedily 1, surely 1

Total: 95
Occurs 95 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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