Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
salt
Usage: ἅλς, ἁλός, ὁ variant for ἅλας (which see): Mrk.9:49, Rec. WH, mg., R, mg.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G251
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
17
Books
12
Strong's G251 Quick Answer
Strong's G251 ἅλς (hals) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hals (halce) n. 1. "salt" [a primary word] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include salt. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- hals (halce) n. 1. "salt" [a primary word]
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 12 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- salt
Meaning and Definition
hals (halce) n. 1. "salt" [a primary word] KJV: salt
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G251. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G251 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hals, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
salt
Mark 9:49
How Strong's G251 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G251 (ἅλς) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Chronicles 18:12 — ἁλῶν
- 1 Maccabees 10:29 — ἁλὸς
- 1 Maccabees 11:35 — ἁλὸς
- 2 Chronicles 13:5 — ἁλός
- 2 Chronicles 25:11 — ἁλῶν
Strong's G251 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G251 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Strong's G251 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
All these met with one consent at the salt valley; this is now the Sea of Salt.
And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
And every gift of your sacrifice shall be seasoned with salt; omit not the salt of the covenant of the Lord from your sacrifices: on every gift of yours ye shall offer salt to the Lord your God.
Strong's G251 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And now do I free you, and for your sake I release all the Jews, from tributes, and from the customs of salt, and from crown taxes,
And as for other things that belong unto us, of the tithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them all for their relief.
Of whose wickedness, even to this day the waste land that smoketh is a testimony, And plants bearing fruit that never come to ripeness: And a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an unbelieving soul.
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G251.
All these met with one consent at the salt valley; this is now the Sea of Salt.
And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
And every gift of your sacrifice shall be seasoned with salt; omit not the salt of the covenant of the Lord from your sacrifices: on every gift of yours ye shall offer salt to the Lord your God.
Every special offering of the holy things, whatsoever the children of Israel shall specially offer to the Lord, I have given to thee and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, a perpetual ordinance: it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord, for thee and thy seed after thee.
then the waters that came down from above stopped; there stood one solid heap very far off, as far as the region of Kiriath-jearim, and the lower part came down to the Sea of Arabah, the salt sea, till it completely failed; and the people stood opposite Jericho.
And Arabah as far as the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and as far as the Sea of Arabah; the salt sea eastward by the way to Jeshimoth, from Thaeman under Asedoth Pisgah.
And the termination of the borders shall be at the creek of the salt sea northward to the side of Jordan southward: these are their southern borders.
And Abishai son of Zeruiah smote the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.
Is it not for you to know that the Lord God of Israel has given a king over Israel forever to David, and to his sons, by a covenant of salt?
And Amaziah strengthened himself, and took his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote there the children of Seir ten thousand.
Shall bread be eaten without salt? Or again, is there taste in empty words?
when he had burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Zobah, and Joab had returned and smitten in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.
And as for thy birth in the day wherein thou wast born, thou didst not bind thy breasts, and thou wast not washed in water, neither wast thou salted with salt, neither wast thou swathed in swaddling bands.
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
And now do I free you, and for your sake I release all the Jews, from tributes, and from the customs of salt, and from crown taxes,
And as for other things that belong unto us, of the tithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them all for their relief.
Of whose wickedness, even to this day the waste land that smoketh is a testimony, And plants bearing fruit that never come to ripeness: And a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an unbelieving soul.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G251, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G251 FAQ
What does hals (ἅλς) mean?
Hals (Strong's G251) is a Greek word most simply glossed "salt". hals (halce) n. 1. "salt" [a primary word]
How many times is hals (ἅλς) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G251 across 12 books.
Where can I study hals (ἅλς) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G251 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate hals (ἅλς)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as salt. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G251 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G251, with linked reader references where each row is available.