The meaning of “מֶלַח”
Understanding melach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
salt(-pit). - properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved) 1) salt
מֶלַח
salt(-pit). - properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved) 1) salt
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:26 | “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.” Word: מֶלַח (melach) | |
| Numbers 34:3 | “Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:” Word: מֶלַח (melach) | |
| Joshua 15:2 | “And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:” Word: מֶלַח (melach) | |
| 2 Samuel 8:13 | “And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.” Word: מֶלַח (melach) | |
| 1 Chronicles 18:12 | “Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.” Word: מֶלַח (melach) |