BDB4666
מֶ֫לֶט noun [masculine] mortar, cement (etymology dubious; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2997] id., whence Arabic [untranscribed source text 2998] Frä10); — Jer 43:9.
Strong's Lexicon
H4423
H4423 — מֶלֶט
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4423 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מֶלֶט |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H4422, cement (from its plastic smoothness) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | melet |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | meh'-let |
| Meaning: | 1. clay |
| KJV Renderings: | Not listed |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
לט (ht)
Genesis 37:25
- KJV: And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
- EHCC: bearii i and balm and נא