Word

מָלַט

mâlaṭ · H4422 · Hebrew · 95 occurrences

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Meanings

to escape

The action by which humans move away as fast as possible from a place considered insecure in order to save their lives

Examples
Genesis 19:17 When they had brought them outside, one said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the surrounding area; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.”
Genesis 19:19 “Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your compassion, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die;
Genesis 19:20 now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) so that my life may be saved.”
to escape, to shoot out

Literally: to escape; hence: process by which objects come out of a certain location, possibly with some speed or force

Examples
Job 41:19 “From his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.
to slip away

Literally: to escape; hence: action by which humans leave a certain location unnoticed

Examples
1 Samuel 20:29 “He said, ‘Please let me go, because our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has ordered me to attend. So now, if I have found favor in your sight, please let me slip away so that I may see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king’s table.”
Literally: to cause to escape; hence: causative action by which birds produce an egg from inside the body (to lay (an egg))

Examples
Isaiah 34:15 The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there, And it will hatch and gather them under its protection. Yes, the hawks will be gathered there, Every one with its kind.
to bring forth

Literally: to cause to escape; hence: causative action by which human females give birth to offspring

Examples
Isaiah 66:7 “Before she was in labor, she delivered; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy.
to escape, to be delivered, to go free

Literally: to escape; hence: process by which humans are able to elude danger or suffering

Examples
Esther 4:13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the other Jews.
Proverbs 11:21 Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be rescued.
Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, And one who declares lies will not escape.
to deliver, to rescue, to save

Literally: to cause to escape; hence: causative process by which humans, deities or animals cause humans to elude danger or suffering

Examples
2 Samuel 19:9 And all the people were quarreling throughout the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king rescued us from the hands of our enemies and saved us from the hands of the Philistines, but now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.
2 Kings 23:18 And he said, “Leave him alone; no one is to disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.
Job 6:23 Or, ‘Save me from the hand of the enemy,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?
Literally: to cause someone's self to escape; hence: causative action by which humans or deities save themselves or others from death (to save (someone's) life)

Examples
1 Samuel 19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, informed him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death!”
2 Samuel 19:5 Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “Today you have shamed all your servants, who have saved your life today and the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,
1 Kings 1:12 “So now come, please let me give you advice, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

92 occurrences in 41 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 18
Not stated: I 9
Not stated: you (one person) 6
אֲנִיI 4
Not stated: you (more than one) 4
הוּאhe, she, it 3
Other words · 30 groups that occur once or twice (34) 34

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

22 occurrences in 13 groups

נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 15
Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

41 occurrences in 31 groups

מִןfrom+ יָדhand, power 9
לto/for+ נָגַדto tell, to inform, to report 4
לto/for+ בַּדalone, besides, pole 4
Other words · 28 groups that occur once or twice (30) 30

With adverbsAdverbs

21 occurrences in 4 groups

לֹאnot 16
אַלnot, do not 2
שָׁםthere 2
אַיִןthere is no, not 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

עֶבֶדservant, slave 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

נָגַדto tell, to inform, to report 1

What is done to itIt is the object

4 occurrences in 3 groups

מוּתto die 2
יָכֹלto be able to 1
שָׁאַלto ask, to inquire, to request 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 3 words

עוּז ʻûwz · H5756 · to flee for safety, to bring to safety: Both words describe acts of escape or fleeing and could substitute in contexts of withdrawing from danger: the target term means 'escape, deliver' and עוּז (ʻûwz, H5756) 'gather oneself to flee, retire'.
חָפַז châphaz · H2648 · to be afraid, to panic, to flee in panic: Both words belong to the area of hasty departure or flight: חפז (châphaz, H2648) ('make haste [away]') overlaps with the target term's sense ('escape, [go] speedily'). חפז is rare.
פָּלַט pâlaṭ · H6403 · to escape, to get away, to be saved: מָלַט (95×) has broader range including "preserve, save, let go"; פָּלַט (27×) more specialized, often in contexts of bringing to safety or birthing.

In the other Testament 2 words

σώζω sṓzō · G4982 · to deliver, to rescue, to make safe: Greek σώζω (sṓzō, G4982) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew מָלַט (mâlaṭ, H4422) in deliverance and escape contexts, both conveying rescue from danger or preservation from harm.
διασώζω diasṓzō · G1295 · to save, to rescue, to heal: Greek διασώζω (diasōzō) emphasizes thorough or complete deliverance (the prefix δια- intensifying the root σῴζω 'save'), making it a fitting rendering of Hebrew מָלַט (malat) in contexts where safe passage or preservation through danger is in view, particularly in rescue narratives.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Flee002002001007: מָלַט denotes escaping or fleeing from danger, as in the angels' urgent command to Lot, "Escape for your life!" (Genesis 19:17).
Move002002001012: The verb describes the physical movement of getting away or slipping out from a place of danger, the bodily action underlying the escape itself.
Birth002002002003: The fact-packet data also assigns the Birth domain here, likely reflecting a figurative use of the verb for a woman's safe delivery in childbirth (parallel to its "escape" sense of coming safely through danger), though no sampled citation directly illustrates this specific sense.
Safe002003003019: The verb's most common sense is deliverance into safety, as God repeatedly "delivers" or "saves" the psalmist and others from distress.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

מָלַטmâlaṭ · H4422מֶלֶט meleṭ · H4423 · mortar · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4422. malat [מָלַט] verb slip away (not in Qal) (Late Hebrew מִילּוּט rescue; מְלַט ᵑ7…

H4422. malat
[מָלַט] verb slip away (not in
Qal) (Late Hebrew מִילּוּט rescue; מְלַט ᵑ7 (rare) = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic is have scanty hair; IV. cast the foetus without hair; [slip away, escape from hand is ]); —
Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִמְלַט Jdg 3:26 Jdg 3:6t.; 3 feminine singular נִמְלְטָה Psa 124:7, with וְ consecutive וְנִמְלָ֑טָה Jer 48:19; Jer 48:3masculine plural נִמְלָ֑טוּ 2Sa 4:6 2Sa 4:8t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמָּלֵט Amo 9:1 Amo 9:13t.; ׳וַיִּמּ Jdg 3:26 Jdg 3:7t.; 1 singular אִמָּֽלְטָה Gen 19:20 +; 3 masculine plural וַיִּמָּלֵ֑טוּ Mal 3:15 Mal 3:12t. Imperfect; Imperative הִמָּלֵט Gen 19:17 (twice in verse); Gen 19:22; feminine הִמָּֽלְטִי Zec 2:11; Infinitive absolute הִמָּלֵט 1Sa 27:1; (but read ᵐ5 אִמָּלֵט אִם We Dr Löhr HPS; > Th Kit Bu insert אִם before ׳הִמּ); construct id., Gen 19:19; Est 4:3; Participle נִמְלָט 1Ki 19:17 (twice in verse); —
1 slip away אֶתאֶֿחָ֑י וְאֶרְאֶה נָּא אִמָּֽלְטָה 1Sa 20:29 let me slip away to see my brethren; slip through, or past (into the house) 2Sa 4:6 (compare Dr HPS and Pi`el 1, Hiph`il 2; > Klo *נִלְאָ֑טוּ, √ לאט, after ᵐ5 ἔλαθον).
2 escape, Jdg 3:29; 1Sa 19:10 (|| נוּס) 1Sa 19:12; 1Sa 19:18 (both || בָּרַח), 1Sa 19:17; 1Sa 22:20 (|| בָּרַח), 1Sa 30:17; 1Ki 18:40; 1Ki 20:20 (|| נוּס) 2Ki 10:24; Isa 20:6 (|| נוּס נִצַּל,), Isa 49:24-25, Jer 46:6; Jer 48:8, Jer 48:19 (|| נוּס), Eze 17:15 (twice in verse); Eze 17:18; Amo 9:1; Joe 3:5; Zec 2:11; Mal 3:15; Psa 124:7; Pro 19:6; Job 1:15-16, Job 1:17, Job 1:19; with מִן of place whence 1Sa 23:13; 2Sa 1:3; Psa 124:7; with אֶלֿ = whither 1Sa 22:1; 1Sa 27:1 (twice in verse); with עַד Jdg 3:26; with ָ ה locative, Gen 19:17, Gen 19:19, Gen 19:20, Gen 19:22 (J), Jdg 3:26; with accusative 2Ki 19:37 = Isa 37:38; Est 4:13; with מִן of person from whom Ecc 7:26; with מִיַּד 1Sa 27:1; 2Ch 16:7; Jer 32:4; Jer 34:3; Jer 38:18, Jer 38:23; Dan 11:41; מִמְּנֵי Jer 41:15; מֵחֶרֶב 1Ki 19:17 (twice in verse); with עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ for one's life Gen 19:17.
3 passive be delivered Psa 22:6; Pro 11:21; Pro 28:26; Job 22:30; Dan 12:1 (later usage).
Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular מִלֵּט Eze 33:5; וּמִלַּטֿ Ecc 9:15; suffix מִלְּטֵ֫נוּ 2Sa 19:10; Imperfect יְמַלֵּט Amo 2:14 Amo 2:8t., suffix יְמַלְּטֵ֫הוּ Psa 41:2; Psa 41:5t. Imperfect; Imperative מַלְּטָה Psa 116:4; feminine מַלְּטִי 1Ki 1:12; 1Ki 1:4t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute מַלֵּט Isa 46:2; Jer 39:18; Participle מְמַלֵּט 1Sa 19:11; plural מְמַלְּטִים 2Sa 19:6; —
1 lay (eggs; i.e. let them slip out; of arrow-snake) Isa 34:15.
2 let escape: עצמתיו וימלטו 2Ki 23:18 and so they let his bones (the prophet's) escape (from the burning).
3 deliver, absolute Isa 46:4; with accusative Isa 46:2; Jer 39:18 (twice in verse); Psa 41:2; Job 22:30; Job 29:12; Ecc 8:8; Ecc 9:15; with מִיַּד Job 6:23; מִכַּף 2Sa 19:10; מִשְּׁחִיתוֺתָם Psa 107:20; elsewhere נֶפֶשׁ מִלֵּט deliver, save, life 1Sa 19:11; 2Sa 19:6; 1Ki 1:12; Jer 48:6; Jer 51:6, Jer 51:45; Eze 33:5; Amo 2:14-15, Psa 89:49; Psa 116:4; נפשׁ. omitted Amo 2:15; Psa 33:17; Job 20:20. — (This form not in Hexateuch, Judges, Chronicles, Isa1)
Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הִמְלִיט Isa 31:5; Isa 31:3feminine singular הִמְ֫לִיטָה Isa 66:7.
1 give birth to a male child Isa 66:7 (|| יָָֽלְדָה, compare Pi`el 1).
2 deliver: absolute Isa 31:5 (|| מָּסַח הִצִּיל, גָּנַן,).
Hithpa`el Imperfect1singular וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה Job 19:20; Job 19:3masculine plural יִתְמַלְּטוּ Job 41:11.
1 slip forth, escape (sparks of fire from jaws of crocodile; RV leap forth) Job 41:11.
2 escape (with the skin of the teeth, the gums; only these left unattacked by leprosy) Job 19:20.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

Flee39 occurrences Move2 occurrences Birth2 occurrences Safe51 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0