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H4420
מְלֵחָה
mᵉlêchâh
Pronunciation: mel-ay-khaw'
Definition
properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert
KJV Renderings
barren land(-ness), salt (land).
Word Analysis
EN: properly
Etymology: from H4414 (מָלַח) (in its denominative sense); understood as land (H776 (אֶרֶץ))