What does עִיר · מִקְלָט mean in the Bible?
עִיר · מִקְלָט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "City of refuge — the covenant mercy structure for unintentional homicide".
Hebrew · H5892, H4733
עִיר מִקְלָט
A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · an asylum (as a receptacle )
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עִיר H5892 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
מִקְלָט H4733 an asylum (as a receptacle )
Pronunciation miqĕlāṭ
Place of refuge that receives and protects the pursued; literal receptacle becomes theological shelter in covenant law
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What does עִיר מִקְלָט (ir miklat) mean in the Bible?
עִיר · מִקְלָט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "City of refuge — the covenant mercy structure for unintentional homicide".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5892, H4733?
H5892, H4733 is connected to 1,115 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. City of refuge — the covenant mercy structure for unintentional homicide
Strong's H5892, H4733
Lexical occurrences 1,115 verses Source Gloss
City of refuge — the covenant mercy structure for unintentional homicide
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִיר מִקְלָט is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain