HebrewH4418Noun (Masculine)
מֶ֫לַח
ma.lach
“rag”
2Occurrences
H4418Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a rag or old garment
from H4414 (מָלַח) in its original sense;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
rag
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
מֶ֫לַח appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Jeremiah
2
Key Passages
Jeremiah 38:11BSB
Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
Jeremiah 38:12BSB
Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
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