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מָלַח H4414
H4414 is the Hebrew word מָלַח, transliterated mâlach and said maw-lakh'. The King James Version most often renders it tempered.
What it means
properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt).
Where it comes from
a primitive root; also as denominative from H4417 (מֶלַח).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] at all, salt, season, temper together, vanish away.
Verses using מָלַח
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 30:35 · KJV
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
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.
Isaiah 51:6 · KJV
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Ezekiel 16:4 · KJV
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4414 mean?
H4414 is the Hebrew word מָלַח (mâlach), meaning properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt).
How is H4414 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it tempered (1 time), season (1 time), vanish away (1 time), wast not salted (1 time), all (1 time).
How many times does H4414 appear in the Bible?
מָלַח (mâlach) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4414 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; also as denominative from H4417 (מֶלַח).
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