Hebrew word study

מֶלַחmelach properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pul…

Pronounced “meh'-lakh

properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)

Translated in the King James as: salt(-pit).

Appears 28 times in Scripture

Origin: from H4414 (מָלַח);

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Where it appears

Genesis 2×
Genesis 14:3Genesis 19:26
Leviticus 3×
Leviticus 2:13+ 2 more in Leviticus
Numbers 3×
Numbers 18:19Numbers 34:3Numbers 34:12
Deuteronomy 2×
Deuteronomy 3:17Deuteronomy 29:23
Joshua 5×
Joshua 3:16Joshua 12:3Joshua 15:2Joshua 15:5Joshua 18:19
Judges 1×
Judges 9:45
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 8:13
2 Kings 3×
2 Ki 2:202 Ki 2:212 Ki 14:7
1 Chronicles 1×
1 Chr 18:12
2 Chronicles 2×
2 Chr 13:52 Chr 25:11
Job 1×
Job 6:6
Psalms 1×
Psalms 60:1
Ezekiel 2×
Ezekiel 43:24Ezekiel 47:11
Zephaniah 1×
Zeph 2:9

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