מְלֵחָה
Strong's H4420
mᵉlêchâh
/mel-ay-khaw'/
properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H4420
- Hebrew
- מְלֵחָה
- Transliteration
- mᵉlêchâh
- Pronunciation
- /mel-ay-khaw'/
- KJV Translations
- 2 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert
Derivation
from H4414 (מָלַח) (in its denominative sense); understood as land (H776 (אֶרֶץ))H4414 (mâlach)H776 (ʼerets)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
barren land(-ness)salt (land)
Related Hebrew Words
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