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מָלָח H4418

H4418 is the Hebrew word מָלָח, transliterated mâlâch and said maw-lawkh'. The King James Version most often renders it rotten rags.

Word: מָלָחTransliteration: mâlâchSaid: maw-lawkh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a rag or old garment.

Where it comes from

from H4414 (מָלַח) in its original sense.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

rotten rags 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: rotten rag.

Verses using מָלָח

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Jeremiah 38:11 · KJV

So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 38:12 · KJV

And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4418 mean?

H4418 is the Hebrew word מָלָח (mâlâch), meaning a rag or old garment.

How is H4418 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it rotten rags (2 times).

How many times does H4418 appear in the Bible?

מָלָח (mâlâch) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4418 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4414 (מָלַח) in its original sense.

Nearby entries

H4415 · מְלַח — to eat salt, i.e. (generally) subsist H4416 · מְלַח — salt H4417 · מֶלַח — properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt…H4419 · מַלָּח — a sailor (as following 'the salt')H4420 · מְלֵחָה — properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert H4421 · מִלְחָמָה — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally…

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