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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4452 - מָלַץ

Transliteration

mâlats

Phonetics

maw-lats'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1205

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be smooth, be slippery
1. (Niphal) to be smooth (agreeable, pleasant)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1099 ‑ γλυκύς (gloo‑koos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Psalms 1

BSB (1)

Psalms 1

CSB (1)

Psalms 1

ESV (1)

Psalms 1

KJV (1)

Psalms 1

LEB (1)

Psalms 1

LSB (1)

Psalms 1

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (1)

Psalms 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Psalms 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2341) y l m (מלתס MLTs) AC: ? CO: Sweet AB: ?

V) y l m (מלתס MLTs) - Sweet: KJV (1): (vf: Niphal) sweet - Strongs: H4452 (מָלַץ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מָלַץ] verb probably be smooth, slippery (Arabic

slip); —

Niph`al Perfect אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ מַהנִּֿמְלְצוּ לְחִכִּי Psalm 119:103 how smooth (agreeable, pleasant) are thy words to my palate ("" מִדְּבַשׁ לְפִי).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מָלַץ not used in Kal, to be smooth (compare the cognate verbs מָלַח No. I. מָלַט and the remarks there given).

Niphal, used of pleasant words, Psalms 119:103.

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List of Word Forms

נִּמְלְצ֣וּ נמלצו nim·lə·ṣū nimləṣū nimleTzu