Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
mortar
Usage: mortar, cement, clay (flooring)
Strong's Number
H4423
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H4423 Quick Answer
Strong's H4423 מֶלֶט (melet) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. melet (meh'-let) n-m. 1. clay [from H4422, cement (from its plastic smoothness)] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include clay. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- melet (meh'-let) n-m. 1. clay [from H4422, cement (from its plastic smoothness)]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- clay
Meaning and Definition
melet (meh'-let) n-m. 1. clay [from H4422, cement (from its plastic smoothness)] Root(s): H4422
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4423. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4423 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render melet, 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.
clay
Jeremiah 43:9
How Strong's H4423 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 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4423 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 H4423 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H4423.
Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4423, grouped by book.
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4423 FAQ
What does melet (מֶלֶט) mean?
Melet (Strong's H4423) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "clay". melet (meh'-let) n-m. 1. clay [from H4422, cement (from its plastic smoothness)]
How many times is melet (מֶלֶט) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H4423 across 1 book.
Where can I study melet (מֶלֶט) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4423 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate melet (מֶלֶט)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as clay. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.