מִקְלָטmiqlâṭ

Same root

• קָלַטqâlaṭ · H7038to maim

Where it appears

Appears 20 times in the Bible.

• Numbers 35:6 “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.
• Numbers 35:11 designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.
• Numbers 35:12 These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community.
• Numbers 35:13 Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves,
• Numbers 35:14 three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan.
• Numbers 35:15 These cities are for the protection of Israelites, foreigners living among you, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.