עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח

ir ham.me.lachNounH5898

City of Salt

From: from H5892 (עִיר) and H4417 (מֶלַח) with the article of substance interp.; city of (the) salt;

Short Definition

Irham-Melach, a place near Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Ir-hammelech = "the city of salt" a place in the desert of Judah

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • Joshua 15:62

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