Hebrew word study
מָלַט H4422
- Transliteration
- mâlaṭ
- Pronunciation
- maw-lat'
- KJV glosses
- deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information