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Lexicon :: Strong's H4414 - mālaḥ

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מָלַח
Transliteration
mālaḥ
Pronunciation
maw-lakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1196,1197

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: מלח.

Strong’s Definitions

מָלַח mâlach, maw-lakh'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H4417 properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt):—× at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H4414 in the following manner: salted (1x), at all (1x), season (1x), tempered together (1x), vanish away (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H4414 in the following manner: salted (1x), at all (1x), season (1x), tempered together (1x), vanish away (1x).

  1. to tear away, dissipate

    1. (Niphal) to be dispersed, be dissipated

  2. to salt, season

    1. (Qal) to salt, season

    2. (Pual) to be salted

    3. (Hophal) to be rubbed or washed with salt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָלַח mâlach, maw-lakh'; a primitive root; also as denominative from H4417 properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt):—× at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.
STRONGS H4414: Abbreviations
† I. [מָלַח] verb tear away, figurative dissipate (compare Arabic bdb057103 pull out eye, tooth, &c.; especially Dozy tear off branch to plant it, &c. so Ethiopic bdb057104 evellere); —
Niph. figurative be dispersed in fragments, dissipated, Perfect שָׁמַיִם כֶּעָשָׁן נִמְלָ֑חוּ Isaiah 51:6.

† III. [מָלַח] verb denominative salt, season;
Qal Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּמְלָ֑ךְ followed by accusative Leviticus 2:13 (object offering).
Pu. Participle מְמֻלָּח Exodus 30:35 salted, i.e. the incense (see Di.)
Hoph. Perfect 2nd person feminine singular + Infinitive absolute הָמְלֵחַ לֹא הֻמְלַ֫חַתּ Ezekiel 16:4, i.e. rubbed or washed with salt (of infant, in personification).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

30:35

Leviticus

2:13

Isaiah

51:6

Ezekiel

16:4

H4414

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4414 matches the Hebrew מָלַח (mālaḥ),
which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:35 - and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:13 - You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:6 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and they who dwell in it will die in like manner;[fn]
but my salvation will be forever,
and my righteousness will never be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:4 - And as for your birth, on the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you, nor rubbed with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling cloths.
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