The meaning of “מָלַט”
Understanding mâlaṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely. - properly, ...
מָלַט
deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely. - 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 1) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:20 | “Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.” Word: מָלַט (mâlaṭ) | |
| 1 Kings 19:17 | “And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.” Word: מָלַט (mâlaṭ) | |
| Job 19:20 | “My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.” Word: מָלַט (mâlaṭ) | |
| Isaiah 46:2 | “They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.” Word: מָלַט (mâlaṭ) | |
| Joel 2:32 | “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. ” Word: מָלַט (mâlaṭ) |
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