H4420 — מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh)
Strong's H4420 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh)
Pronunciation: mel-ay-khaw'
Morphology: n-f
Derivation: from מָלַח (mâlach) [H4414] (in its denominative sense); understood as land (אֶרֶץ (ʼerets) [H776])
Definition: properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert
KJV Renderings: barren land(-ness), salt (land).
Senses
- saltness, barrenness, saltiness
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H4414 | מָלַח | mâlach | a primitive root; also as denominative from מֶלַח (melach) H4417 | properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt) | [idiom] at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away |
| H776 | אֶרֶץ | ʼerets | from an unused root probably meaning to be firm | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) | [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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