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Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H4417 מֶלַח (melach)

melach - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4417 — ptaio (“trip”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4417
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 13

Strong's H4417 Quick Answer

Strong's H4417 מֶלַח (melach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. melach (meh'-lakh) n-m. 1. (properly) powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved [from H4414] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include salt. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
melach (meh'-lakh) n-m. 1. (properly) powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved [from H4414]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
salt

Meaning and Definition

melach (meh'-lakh) n-m. 1. (properly) powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved [from H4414] KJV: salt((-pit)). Root(s): H4414

Original Word
מֶלַח
Transliteration
melach
Derivation
Root: מלח First root strongs: 4414
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4417. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4417 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render melach, 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 Genesis 14:3 23×

How Strong's H4417 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old 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 Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4417 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 H4417 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 14:3 KJV

All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

Genesis 19:26 KJV

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Leviticus 2:13 KJV

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4417.

Genesis 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
Genesis 19:26 Old Testament, KJV
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Leviticus 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Numbers 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
Numbers 34:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
Numbers 34:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
Deuteronomy 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
Deuteronomy 29:23 Old Testament, KJV
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Joshua 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Joshua 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
Joshua 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
Joshua 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
Joshua 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
Judges 9:45 Old Testament, KJV
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
2 Samuel 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
2 Kings 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
2 Kings 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
2 Kings 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
1 Chronicles 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
2 Chronicles 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
2 Chronicles 25:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Job 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Ezekiel 43:24 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Ezekiel 47:11 Old Testament, KJV
But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
Zephaniah 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4417, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4417 FAQ

What does melach (מֶלַח) mean?

Strong's H4417 is a Hebrew entry for H4417 מֶלַח (melach). melach (meh'-lakh) n-m. 1. (properly) powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved [from H4414]

How many times is melach (מֶלַח) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H4417 across 13 books.

Where can I study melach (מֶלַח) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4417 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate melach (מֶלַח)?

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.