What does מֶלַח mean in the Bible?
e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)".
Hebrew · H4417
מֶלַח
Properly, powder , i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
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מֶלַח H4417
What does מֶלַח mean in the Bible?
מֶלַח is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, powder , i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4417?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (8), of salt (6), salt (3), the Salt (3), and salt (1).
Where does מֶלַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (5), 2 Kings (3), Leviticus (3), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 8× Deuteronomy 3:17, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 12:3, Joshua 15:2
of salt 6× Genesis 19:26, Numbers 18:19, 2 Kings 14:7, 1 Chronicles 18:12
salt 3× Leviticus 2:13, Job 6:6, Ezekiel 43:24
the Salt 3× Genesis 14:3, Leviticus 2:13, 2 Kings 2:21
and salt 1× Deuteronomy 29:23
at the Salt 1× Numbers 34:12
for salt 1× Ezekiel 47:11
it with salt 1× Judges 9:45
of the Salt 1× Numbers 34:3
salt pits 1× Zephaniah 2:9
some salt 1× 2 Kings 2:20
with salt 1× Leviticus 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:3 הַמֶּֽלַח׃ to the Salt Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 19:26 מֶֽלַח׃ to of salt Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 2:13 בַּמֶּ֣לַח to with salt Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 2:13 מֶ֚לַח to the salt Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 2:13 מֶֽלַח׃ס to salt Noun - masculine singular Numbers 18:19 מֶ֨לַח to of salt Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 34:3 הַמֶּ֖לַח to of the Salt Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 34:12 הַמֶּ֑לַח to at the Salt Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 3:17 הַמֶּ֔לַח to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 29:23 וָמֶלַח֮ to and salt Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 14:3
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 14
Genesis 2 Leviticus 3 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 5 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Job 1 Psalms 1 Ezekiel 2 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
מֶ֑לַח 5x me·laḥ 2 Samuel 8:13, 2 Kings 2:20, 2 Kings 2:21, Job 6:6
הַמֶּ֑לַח 3x ham·me·laḥ Numbers 34:12, Joshua 15:2, 2 Chronicles 25:11
הַמֶּ֔לַח 3x ham·me·laḥ Deuteronomy 3:17, Joshua 15:5, 1 Chronicles 18:12
הַמֶּ֖לַח 2x ham·me·laḥ Numbers 34:3, Joshua 3:16
הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ 2x ham·me·laḥ Joshua 12:3, Joshua 18:19
מֶֽלַח׃ס 2x me·laḥ Leviticus 2:13, 2 Chronicles 13:5
בַּמֶּ֣לַח 1x bam·me·laḥ Leviticus 2:13
הַמֶּלַח 1x ham·mɛ·laḥ 2 Kings 14:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 13x Genesis 19:26, Leviticus 2:13, Judges 9:45, 2 Samuel 8:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 9x Genesis 14:3, Numbers 34:3, Numbers 34:12, Deuteronomy 3:17
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Leviticus 2:13, Numbers 18:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 29:23
Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x 2 Kings 14:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 2:13
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 47:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, powder , i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
Source Gloss
properly, powder , i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved) BDB: salt Usage: salt(-pit).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain