Ir hammelach עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח
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| עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ir hammelach |
| Strong's number | H5898 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | City of Salt |
| Occurrences | 2 in 1 verse |
Ir hammelach (Hebrew עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח, Strong's H5898) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “City of Salt”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
§ Ir-hammelech = "the city of salt"
a place in the desert of Judah
a place in the desert of Judah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | salt (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | city of salt (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ir hammelach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 15:62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages.Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).