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מְלֵחָה H4420

H4420 is the Hebrew word מְלֵחָה, transliterated mᵉlêchâh and said mel-ay-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it barren.

Word: מְלֵחָהTransliteration: mᵉlêchâhSaid: mel-ay-khaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert.

Where it comes from

from H4414 (מָלַח) (in its denominative sense); understood as land (H776 (אֶרֶץ)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

barren 1×barrenness 1×salt 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: barren land(-ness), salt (land).

Verses using מְלֵחָה

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Job 39:6 · KJV

Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

Psalm 107:34 · KJV

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Jeremiah 17:6 · KJV

For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4420 mean?

H4420 is the Hebrew word מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh), meaning properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert.

How is H4420 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it barren (1 time), barrenness (1 time), salt (1 time).

How many times does H4420 appear in the Bible?

מְלֵחָה (mᵉlêchâh) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4420 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4414 (מָלַח) (in its denominative sense); understood as land (H776 (אֶרֶץ)).

Nearby entries

H4417 · מֶלַח — properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt…H4418 · מָלָח — a rag or old garment H4419 · מַלָּח — a sailor (as following 'the salt')H4421 · מִלְחָמָה — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally…H4422 · מָלַט — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by…H4423 · מֶלֶט — cement (from its plastic smoothness)

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