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פָּלַט

𐤐𐤋𐤈

pâlaṭ

H6403 verb

SILEX Entry

Root פלט to slip out, to escape, to deliver, to extricate

Definition

To make a way out or to escape from danger, threat, or distress; in causative stem (piel, hiphil), to cause someone to escape, save, or rescue from peril; to deliver safely. The verb's primary sense involves removal from a place or situation of harm, with application to both physical and metaphorical deliverance.

Semantic Range

to escape, to deliver, to cause escape/rescue, to be delivered, to slip away, to let slip away, to be carried to safety, to rescue from danger

Root / Etymology

From the root פלṭ, which conveys the idea of slipping out, getting free, or making a narrow escape. The root, though rare outside this verb, carries the core notion of extrication or causing to be delivered. The verbal forms נִפְעַל (niphal) and פִּעֵל (piel) are common, usually with the basic sense of being delivered or effecting deliverance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פָּלַט predominantly appears in poetry and late biblical prose. In the earlier monarchic period, it is less frequent, while in exilic and post-exilic texts, it becomes more common, especially in psalms, prophetic oracles, and laments referring either to physical threat, political oppression, or metaphoric distress. This verb is often used with Israelite individuals or the nation at large in appeals for rescue from enemies or disasters. While English translations often use 'deliver' or 'escape,' neither always captures the nuance of a narrow escape or the active agency implied by the Hebrew. A related root, מלט (malat, H4422), also means 'to escape/deliver' but is more frequent in narrative contexts; פָּלַט is more associated with poetic diction and the sense of active intervention or providence. Later translations sometimes rendered the term with theological overtones (such as 'salvation'), but the term remains rooted in the concrete imagery of physical or existential escape.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver; calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.

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Root Family

פלט (p-l-ṭ) — to slip out, to escape, to deliver, to extricate

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3310 יַפְלֵט He-delivers
H3311 יַפְלֵטִי the Yaphleti clansman
H4655 מִפְלָט place of escape
H6404 פֶּלֶט and Deliverance
H6405 פַּלֵּט to cause escape

Word Forms

19 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6403-10 וּ/מְפַלְטִ/י umefaleti HC/Vprmsc/Sp1cs and my deliverer and my rescuer 5
H6403-08 תְּפַלְּטֵ/נִי֮ tefaleteni HVpi2ms/Sp1cs deliver me You will rescue me 2
H6403-07 תְּפַלֵּ֖ט tefalet HVpi2ms calves you will rescue 2
H6403-09 וּ/פָֽלְטוּ֙ ufaletu HC/Vqq3cp and they escape and they escaped 1
H6403-15 וַֽ/תְּפַלְּטֵ֔/נִי vatefaleteni HC/Vpw2ms/Sp1cs you have delivered me you caused me to escape 1
H6403-13 וַ/אֲפַלְּטֵ֑/הוּ vaafaletehu HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms therefore I will deliver him I will rescue him 1
H6403-06 תַפְלִ֔יט tafelit HVhi2ms deliver you will cause to escape 1
H6403-19 יְפַלְּטֵ֣/ם yefaletem HVpi3ms/Sp3mp He delivers them he delivers them 1
H6403-18 יְפַלְּטֵ֑/הוּ yefaletehu HVpi3ms/Sp3ms out of the womb he will rescue him 1
H6403-16 וַֽ/יְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥/ם vayefaletem HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp and delivered them he caused them to escape 1

Occurrences in Scripture

25 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6403-10 2 Samuel 22:2 וּ/מְפַלְטִ/י umefaleti HC/Vprmsc/Sp1cs and my deliverer and my rescuer
H6403-15 2 Samuel 22:44 וַֽ/תְּפַלְּטֵ֔/נִי vatefaleteni HC/Vpw2ms/Sp1cs you have delivered me you caused me to escape
H6403-17 Isaiah 5:29 וְ/יַפְלִ֖יט veyafelit HC/Vhi3ms and carry away and he will deliver
H6403-09 Ezekiel 7:16 וּ/פָֽלְטוּ֙ ufaletu HC/Vqq3cp and they escape and they escaped
H6403-06 Micah 6:14 תַפְלִ֔יט tafelit HVhi2ms deliver you will cause to escape
H6403-07 Micah 6:14 תְּפַלֵּ֖ט tefalet HVpi2ms you deliver you will rescue
H6403-03 Psalms 17:13 פַּלְּטָ֥/ה paletah HVpv2ms/Sh deliver Rescue!
H6403-10 Psalms 18:3 וּ/מְפַ֫לְטִ֥/י umefaleti HC/Vprmsc/Sp1cs and my deliverer and my rescuer
H6403-08 Psalms 18:44 תְּפַלְּטֵ/נִי֮ tefaleteni HVpi2ms/Sp1cs you have delivered me You will rescue me
H6403-02 Psalms 18:49 מְפַלְּטִ֗/י mefaleti HVprmsc/Sp1cs deliverer-of-me my deliverer
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