Original: מָלַט

Transliteration: mâlaṭ

Phonetic: maw-lat'

Short Definition: Deliver

Original: מלט

Transliteration: mâlaṭ

Phonetic: maw-lat'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1198

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4423, H4424