Strong's Lexicon

H4417

H4417 — מֶלַח

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmelachnoun mascOccurrences: 23TWOT: 1197a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4417
Word:מֶלַח
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H4414
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:23
Transliteration:melach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:meh'-lakh
Meaning:1. (properly) powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved
KJV Renderings:salt((-pit)).

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BDB4660

II. מֶ֫לַח noun masculine salt (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2991]; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2992], מִלְחָא); — ׳ מ absolute Gen 19:26 +; construct Lev 2:13 — salt for seasoning food Job 6:6 offering Lev 2:13 (3 t. in verse) compare Ezek 43:24 בְּרִית מֶ֫לַח Num 18:19; 2Chr 13:5 (compare Lev 2:13 see Di); used in purifying waters 2Kgs 2:20; 2Kgs 2:21 strewn on site of devoted city Judg 9:45 compare Zeph 2:9 (׳ מִכְרֵהמֿ) Deut 29:22 (|| גָּפְרִית); produced in marshes reserved for purpose Ezek 47:11 pillar of salt ׳ נְצִיב מ Gen 19:26 usually in combination הַמֶּלַח יָם (ֿׅ Gen 14:3 ( עֶ֫מֶק הַשִּׂדִּים), Num 34:3; Num 34:12; Deut 3:17 (|| יָם הָעֲתָבָה), Josh 3:16; Josh 12:3; Josh 15:2; Josh 15:5; Josh 18:19 also ׳ גֵיאמֿ 2Sam 8:13; 2Kgs 14:7 Qr , Ps 60:2 (title), ׳ גֵּיא הַמּ 1Chr 18:12; 2Chr 25:11; 2Kgs 14:7 Kt .


BDB9659

מְלַח noun masculine salt (see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ מ absolute Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (both for sacrifices), construct Ezra 4:14.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מלח (meh’-lach)

Leviticus 2:13

KJV: And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
EHCC: shalt thou season wif salt; neither shalt

Leviticus 34:3

EHCC: outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Deuteronomy 3:17

KJV: The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.Ashdoth–pisgah: or, the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill
EHCC: the sea of the plain, (even) the salt sea,

Deuteronomy 29:23

KJV: And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
EHCC: (22). land thereof (is) brimstone, and salt,

Joshua 3:16

KJV: That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
EHCC: the sea of the plain, (even) the salt sea,

Joshua 12:3

KJV: And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:the south: or, TemanAshdoth–pisgah: or, the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill
EHCC: the salt sea on the east,

Joshua 16:2

KJV: And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
EHCC: the shore of the salt sca,

Joshua 18:19

KJV: And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.bay: Heb. tongue
EHCC: the north bay of the salt sea

Judges 9:45

KJV: And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
EHCC: down the city, and sowed it with 04

2 Samuel 8:18

KJV: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.chief rulers: or, princes
EHCC: in the valley of salt,

2 Kings 2:20

KJV: And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
EHCC: Bring me a new cruse, and put salt

2 Kings 14:7

KJV: He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.Selah: or, the rock
EHCC: in the valley of salt

1 Chronicles 18:12

KJV: Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.Abishai: Heb. Abshai
EHCC: in the valley of salt

2 Chronicles 18:5

KJV: Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.
EHCC: by 4 covenant of salt?

2 Chronicles 25:11

KJV: And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
EHCC: and went to the valley of salf,

Job 6:6

KJV: Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
EHCC: which is unsavoury be eaten without salt?

Job 47:11

EHCC: they shail be given to salt.

Zephaniah 2:9

KJV: Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
EHCC: the breeding of nettles, and salfpits,
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