The meaning of “תֵּל מֶלַח”
Understanding Têl Melach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Tel-melah. - § Tel-melah = "mound of salt" - Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia 1) a place in Babylon from which some exil...
תֵּל מֶלַח
Tel-melah. - § Tel-melah = "mound of salt" - Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia 1) a place in Babylon from which some exiles of unknown parentage came; returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 2:59 | “And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:” Word: תֵּל מֶלַח (Têl Melach) | |
| Nehemiah 7:61 | “And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.” Word: תֵּל מֶלַח (Têl Melach) |