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H4420 מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh) mel-ay-khaw'

Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

saltiness

Strong's Definition

properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert

Derivation: from H4414 (מָלַח) (in its denominative sense); understood as land (H776 (אֶרֶץ))

KJV Usage: barren land(-ness), salt (land).

TWOT Reference: 1197b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) saltness, barrenness, saltiness

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מְלֵחָה (me.le.chah) — saltiness. saltness, barrenness, saltiness

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f · מלח

Landscapes

salt land, salt waste = land of which the soil contains a relatively high quantity of salt and other minerals that render it infertile

JOB 39:6 · PSA 107:34 · JER 17:6

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מְלֵחָה n.f. saltness, barrenness base

Bible Occurrences (3)

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