Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “מְלֵחָה”
Understanding mᵉlêchâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
barren land(-ness), salt (land). - properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert 1) saltness, barrenness, saltiness
H4420
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
מְלֵחָה
Phoneticmel-ay-khaw'
Transliterationmᵉlêchâh
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
barren land(-ness), salt (land). - properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert 1) saltness, barrenness, saltiness
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
3 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 39:6 | “Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.” Word: מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh) | |
| Psalms 107:34 | “A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.” Word: מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh) | |
| Jeremiah 17:6 | “For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.” Word: מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh) |