Definition
(Aramaic) from H4415; salt
Traditional renderings: maintenance, salt.
Traditional renderings: maintenance, salt.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מְלַח:
- ἅλαςhalas“salt”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Ezra 4:14מְלַ֤חNow because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king
- Ezra 6:9מְלַ֣ח׀ · saltWhatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
- Ezra 7:22וּמְלַ֖ח · and salt…up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.