Miklat (מקלט) means asylum in Hebrew.
It can also mean shelter. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
asylum, shelter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Miklat.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום המספק הגנה בעת סכנה
לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַגֵּר וְלַתּוֹשָׁב בְּתוֹכָם, תִּהְיֶינָה שֵׁשׁ־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לְמִקְלָט; לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Miklat is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִקְלָט
- Written without vowel points
- מקלט
- Said
- miklat
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מִקְלָטִים
- Inflections
- ר' מִקְלָטִים, מִקְלְטֵי־; מִקְלַט־
- Gematria
- 179
This is how Miklat is said in other languages.
- English
- asylum, shelter
- Arabic
- ملجأ, ملاذ
- Russian
- убежище
- French
- abri, refuge
- Spanish
- abrigo, amparo, asilo
- German
- Obdach, Zufluchtsort
These words mean nearly the same as Miklat.
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These words rhyme with Miklat.
The word Miklat is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Miklat in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Miklat.
What does Miklat (מקלט) mean in Hebrew?
Miklat (מקלט) means asylum and shelter. It is said miklat, with the stress on lat.
What is a synonym for Miklat (מקלט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Miklat (מקלט) are מחסה, מפלט, and מרחב מוגן.
What rhymes with Miklat (מקלט)?
Words that rhyme with Miklat (מקלט) include משפט, שבת, דת, מעט, בת, and צרפת.
Is Miklat (מקלט) masculine or feminine?
The word Miklat (מקלט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִקְלָטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקלט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.