Strong's H4422 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מָלַט (mâlaṭ)

Pronunciation: maw-lat'

POS: maw-lat' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: a primitive root; 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; deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.

KJV Usage: deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered
• 2. 1a)(Niphal)
• 3. 1a1) to slip away
• 4. 1a2) to escape
• 5. 1a3) to be delivered
• 6. 1b) (Piel)
• 7. 1b1) to lay, let slip out (of eggs)
• 8. 1b2) to let escape
• 9. 1b3) to deliver, save (life)
• 10. 1c) (Hiphil)
• 11. 1c1) to give birth to
• 12. 1c2) to deliver
• 13. 1d) (Hithpael)
• 14. 1d1) to slip forth, slip out, escape
• 15. 1d2) to escape

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1224
• GREEK G1295
• GREEK G1309
• GREEK G1807
• GREEK G2147
• GREEK G2192
• GREEK G4506
• GREEK G4982
• GREEK G5088

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