Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4733

Strong's H4733 · Hebrew

מִקְלָט

miqlâṭ · /mik-lawt'/

Number
H4733
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מִקְלָט
Transliteration
miqlâṭ
Pronunciation
mik-lawt'
KJV occurrences
20 verses

Definition

an asylum (as a receptacle)

KJV: refuge.

Root / derivation: from H7038 (קָלַט) in the sense of taking in;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מִקְלָט across 20 verses.

refuge20×

Every occurrence (KJV)

20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Numbers11 verses
Numbers 35:6

And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. to them: Heb. above them ye shall give

Numbers 35:11

Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. at: Heb. by error

Numbers 35:12

And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.

Numbers 35:13

And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.

Numbers 35:14

Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

Numbers 35:15

These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

Numbers 35:25

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

Numbers 35:26

But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

Numbers 35:27

And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: he: Heb. no blood shall be to him

Numbers 35:28

Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

Numbers 35:32

And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

Joshua7 verses
Joshua 20:2

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

Joshua 20:3

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Joshua 21:13

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

Joshua 21:21

For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

Joshua 21:27

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

Joshua 21:32

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

Joshua 21:38

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles2 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H4733 (miqlâṭ) mean?

an asylum (as a receptacle)

How many times does H4733 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H4733 (מִקְלָט) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “refuge.”

How is miqlâṭ translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H4733 is rendered as “refuge” (20×).

Where does the Hebrew word מִקְלָט come from?

from H7038 (קָלַט) in the sense of taking in;