Word Study · Strong's H4417 · Hebrew
מֶלַח
melach
meh'-lakh
“properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
Rendered in the KJV as
salt(-pit).
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- מֶ֑לַח4
- הַמֶּ֑לַח3
- הַמֶּ֔לַח3
- הַמֶּ֖לַח2
- הַמֶּ֙לַח֙2
- מֶֽלַח׃ ס2
- בַּמֶּ֣לַח1
- הַמֶּֽלַח׃1
- וָמֶלַח֮1
- לְמֶ֥לַח1
- מֶ֚לַח1
- מֶ֨לַח1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- the Salt11
- salt9
- Salt2
- [the] salt of1
- and salt1
- salt of1
- to salt1
- with the salt1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · masculine singular10
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular9
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 10
- HTd/Ncmsa · 9
- HNcmsc · 2
- HTd/Npl · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNpl · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua5 of 27 · 19%
- Leviticus3 of 27 · 11%
- Numbers3 of 27 · 11%
- 2 Kings3 of 27 · 11%
- Genesis2 of 27 · 7%
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 14:3הַמֶּֽלַח׃hamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).here: the Salt
- Genesis 19:26מֶֽלַח׃melachnoun · masculine singularBut Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.here: salt
Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 2:13בַּמֶּ֣לַחbamelachpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.here: with the salt
- Leviticus 2:13מֶ֚לַחmelachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.here: [the] salt of
- Leviticus 2:13מֶֽלַח׃ סmelachnoun · masculine singularAnd you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.here: salt
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 18:19מֶ֨לַחmelachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”here: salt of
- Numbers 34:3הַמֶּ֖לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularYour southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,here: the Salt
- Numbers 34:12הַמֶּ֑לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”here: the Salt
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 3:17הַמֶּ֔לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.here: the Salt
- Deuteronomy 29:23וָמֶלַח֮vamelachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAll its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.here: and salt
Joshua5 occurrences
- Joshua 3:16הַמֶּ֖לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.here: the Salt
- Joshua 12:3הַמֶּ֙לַח֙hamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularas well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.here: the Salt
- Joshua 15:2הַמֶּ֑לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularTheir southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,here: the Salt
- Joshua 15:5הַמֶּ֔לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.here: the Salt
- Joshua 18:19הַמֶּ֙לַח֙hamelachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.here: the Salt
2 Samuel1 occurrence
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:20מֶ֑לַחmelachnoun · masculine singular“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,here: salt
- 2 Kings 2:21מֶ֑לַחmelachnoun · masculine singularand Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’”here: salt
- 2 Kings 14:7מֶ֙לַח֙melachnoun · masculine singularAmaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.here: Salt
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 13:5מֶֽלַח׃ סmelachnoun · masculine singularDo you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?here: salt
- 2 Chronicles 25:11הַמֶּ֑לַחhamelachthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,here: the Salt
Job1 occurrence
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 43:24מֶ֔לַחmelachnoun · masculine singularYou must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.here: salt
- Ezekiel 47:11לְמֶ֥לַחlemelachpreposition + noun · masculine singularBut the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.here: to salt