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מִקְלָט H4733
H4733 is the Hebrew word מִקְלָט, transliterated miqlâṭ and said mik-lawt'. The King James Version most often renders it refuge.
What it means
an asylum (as a receptacle).
Where it comes from
from H7038 (קָלַט) in the sense of taking in.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: refuge.
Verses using מִקְלָט
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 35:6 · KJV
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.
Numbers 35:11 · KJV
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.
Numbers 35:12 · KJV
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 35:15 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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:
Numbers 35:28 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Joshua 20:2 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 Chronicles 6:57 · KJV
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:67 · KJV
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
Common questions
What does Strong's H4733 mean?
H4733 is the Hebrew word מִקְלָט (miqlâṭ), meaning an asylum (as a receptacle).
How is H4733 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it refuge (17 times), city of refuge (1 time).
How many times does H4733 appear in the Bible?
מִקְלָט (miqlâṭ) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4733 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7038 (קָלַט) in the sense of taking in.
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