Lexicon :: Strong's H4415 - mᵊlaḥ

מְלַח
Transliteration
mᵊlaḥ
Pronunciation
mel-akh'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to מָלַח (H4414)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2828

Variant Spellings

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

Strong’s Definitions

מְלַח mᵉlach, mel-akh'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4414; to eat salt, i.e. (generally) subsist:— have maintenance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4415 in the following manner: have (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4415 in the following manner: have (1x).

  1. (P'al) to eat salt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְלַח mᵉlach, mel-akh'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4414; to eat salt, i.e. (generally) subsist:— have maintenance.
STRONGS H4415: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [מְלַח] verb denominative with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, eat salt; —
Pe. Perfect 1st person plural מְלַחְנָא Ezra 4:14 we have eaten the salt of the palace (so most), i.e. have assumed obligations of loyalty, compare M69* K§ 71, 2 (and Syriac be intimate with PS2134); Str (after NesMM 30 f.) thinks noun with suffix: our salt is the salt of the palace.
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Ezra

4:14