מָלַח
Properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)
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What does מָלַח (mālaḥ) mean in the Bible?
מָלַח (mālaḥ) is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)". properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt) BDB: salt Usage: × at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.
Meaning
Salt as both preservative and destroyer: purifying disintegration and covenant seasoning combined.
properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt) BDB: salt Usage: × at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.