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H4422 · מָלַט

mâlaṭ

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s 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 gloss list in the source

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

Source pronunciation notation: maw-lat'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root;

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