מְלַח
me.lach
“salt”
Definition
salt
(Aramaic) from H4415 (מְלַח);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
מְלַח appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king
Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.
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