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Lexicon :: Strong's H4416 - mᵊlaḥ

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מְלַח
Transliteration
mᵊlaḥ
Pronunciation
mel-akh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2828a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: מלח.

Strong’s Definitions

מְלַח mᵉlach, mel-akh'; (Aramaic) from H4415; salt:— maintenance, salt.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4416 in the following manner: salt (2x), maintenance (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4416 in the following manner: salt (2x), maintenance (1x).

  1. salt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְלַח mᵉlach, mel-akh'; (Aramaic) from H4415; salt:— maintenance, salt.
STRONGS H4416: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† מְלַח noun masculine salt (see Biblical Hebrew H4417); — מ׳ absolute Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (both for sacrifices), construct Ezra 4:14.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:14; 6:9; 7:22

H4416

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4416 matches the Hebrew מְלַח (mᵊlaḥ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - Now because we eat the salt of the palace[fn] and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:9 - And whatever is needed—bulls, rams, or sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, or oil, as the priests at Jerusalem require—let that be given to them day by day without fail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:22 - up to 100 talents[fn] of silver, 100 cors[fn] of wheat, 100 baths[fn] of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
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