Strong's Lexicon

H6403

H6403 — פָּלַט

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewpalatverbOccurrences: 25TWOT: 1774

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6403
Word:פָּלַט
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:25
Transliteration:palat
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:paw-lat'
Meaning:1. to slip out, i.e. escape 2. causatively, to deliver
KJV Renderings:calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6638

[פָּלַט] verb escape (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician in proper name; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4246] IV escape, Vulgar Arabic [untranscribed source text 4247]; Old Aramaic פלט Pa`el rescue, ᵑ7 פְּלַט Syriac [untranscribed source text 4248]); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural consecutive וּפָֽלְטוּ Ezek 7:16 and (if) escapers of them escape).
Pi`el causative: Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְפַלְּטֵם; 2 masculine singular תְּפַלֵּט Mic 6:14, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פַּלְּטָה Ps 17:13, etc.; Participle suffix מְפַלְּטִי Ps 18:3 +; —
1. bring into security Mic 6:14 especially of ׳ י, deliver, with accusative of person, Ps 22:5; Ps 22:9; Ps 31:2; Ps 37:40 ; Ps 71:2 (+ הִצִיל), Ps 82:4; Ps 91:14 + מִן from 2Sam 22:44 = Ps 18:44; Ps 18:49 (מוֺצִיא || 2Sam 22:49), 2Sam 17:13 ; 2Sam 37:40 ; 2Sam 43:1 ; 2Sam 71:4 participle with suffix,my deliverer 2Sam 22:2 = Ps 18:3; Ps 40:18 ; Ps 70:6 ; Ps 144:2.
2. cause to escape, cast forth, of cow calving Job 21:10 (compare [מָלַט ] Hiph`il, also ᵑ7 vomit out, and so [untranscribed source text 4249]).
3. apparently intransitive be delivered, with מִן Job 23:7 , but dubious; Bu Qal ('perhaps'); ᵐ5 Du read מִשְׁפָּטִי as object (but elsewhere ׳ י subject of Pi`el).
Hiph`il bring into security; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַפְלִיט Isa 5:29 of Assyria, under figure of lion, carrying off prey (opposed to הִצִּיל ); 2 masculine singular תַּפְלִיט Mic 6:14 (compare Pi`el 1).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

↑ Top