Strong's H4422 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מָלַט (mâlaṭ)

Pronunciation: maw-lat'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: 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

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

Senses

1. to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered
   1. (Niphal)
      1. to slip away
      2. to escape
      3. to be delivered
   2. (Piel)
      1. to lay, let slip out (of eggs)
      2. to let escape
      3. to deliver, save (life)
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to give birth to
      2. to deliver
   4. (Hithpael)
      1. to slip forth, slip out, escape
      2. to escape

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