The meaning of “פָּלַט”
Understanding pâlaṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape. - to slip out, i.e. escape - causatively, to deliver 1) to escape, s...
פָּלַט
calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape. - to slip out, i.e. escape - causatively, to deliver 1) to escape, save, deliver, slip away 1a) (Qal) to escape 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bring into security, deliver 1b2) to cause to escape, cast forth 1b3) to be delivered 1b4) to slip away 1c) (Hiphil) to bring into security, bring to safety
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 22:44 | “Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.” Word: פָּלַט (pâlaṭ) | |
| Job 23:7 | “There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.” Word: פָּלַט (pâlaṭ) | |
| Psalms 40:17 | “But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. ” Word: פָּלַט (pâlaṭ) | |
| Isaiah 5:29 | “Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.” Word: פָּלַט (pâlaṭ) | |
| Ezekiel 7:16 | “But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.” Word: פָּלַט (pâlaṭ) |
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