Ir miklat (עיר מקלט) means asylum city in Hebrew.
It can also mean city of refuge. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עִיר מִקְלָט
ir miklat
noun · feminine
In English
asylum city, city of refuge
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ir miklat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1במשפט העברי: עיר בה יכול אדם שרצח בשגגה למצוא מחסה ולהישמר מנקמת דם.
וְאֵת הֶעָרִים, אֲשֶׁר תִּתְּנוּ לַלְוִיִּם--אֵת שֵׁשׁ-עָרֵי הַמִּקְלָט, אֲשֶׁר תִּתְּנוּ לָנֻס שָׁמָּה הָרֹצֵחַ; וַעֲלֵיהֶם תִּתְּנוּ, אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁתַּיִם עִיר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ir miklat is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עִיר מִקְלָט
- Written without vowel points
- עיר מקלט
- Said
- ir miklat
- Plural
- עָרֵי מִקְלָט
- Inflections
- ר' עָרֵי מִקְלָט
- Gematria
- 459
This is how Ir miklat is said in other languages.
- English
- asylum city, city of refuge
- Arabic
- مدينة الملجأ
These words come before and after Ir miklat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ir miklat.
What does Ir miklat (עיר מקלט) mean in Hebrew?
Ir miklat (עיר מקלט) means asylum city and city of refuge. It is said ir miklat, with the stress on lat.
Is Ir miklat (עיר מקלט) masculine or feminine?
The word Ir miklat (עיר מקלט) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עָרֵי מִקְלָט.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עיר מקלט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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