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mlḥ, mlḥˀ
(mlaḥ, melḥā)
n.f.
salt
1
salt
Common Aramaic
▶
11 citations
Trf 2.2.72
↗
mn dy yhwˀ lh mlḥ
mn dy yhwˀ lh mlḥ
מן די יהוא לה מלח
ܡܢ ܕܝ ܝܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܠܚ
ܡܢ ܕܝ ܝܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܠܚ
;
GenApoc 21.16
↗
י̇מא רבא דן די מלחא
ẏ
mˀ rbˀ dn dy mlḥˀ
ܝ̇ܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢ ܕܝ ܡܠܚܐ
ܝ̇ܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢ ܕܝ ܡܠܚܐ
ẏ
mˀ rbˀ dn dy mlḥˀ
י̇מא רבא דן די מלחא
ܝ̇ܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢ ܕܝ ܡܠܚܐ
ܝ̇ܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢ ܕܝ ܡܠܚܐ
: this great sea of salt
;
PYadin58:3
↗
ט̇ע̇נ̇ן̇ די מ̇ל̇ח ארבעה
ṭ̇
ˁ̇
ṅ
ṅ
dy
ṁ
l̇
ḥ ˀrbˁh
ܛ̇ܥ̇ܢ̇ܢ̇ ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠ̇ܚ ܐܪܒܥܗ
ܛ̇ܥ̇ܢ̇ܢ̇ ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠ̇ܚ ܐܪܒܥܗ
ṭ̇
ˁ̇
ṅ
ṅ
dy
ṁ
l̇
ḥ ˀrbˁh
ט̇ע̇נ̇ן̇ די מ̇ל̇ח ארבעה
ܛ̇ܥ̇ܢ̇ܢ̇ ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠ̇ܚ ܐܪܒܥܗ
ܛ̇ܥ̇ܢ̇ܢ̇ ܕܝ ܡ̇ܠ̇ܚ ܐܪܒܥܗ
: four loads of salt
;
TgO Gen19:26
↗
וַהוָת קָמָא דִמלַח
wahwāt qāmāˀ dimlaḥ
ܘܲܗܘܵܬ ܩܵܡܵܐ ܕܼܡܠܲܚ
ܘܲܗܘܵܬ ܩܵܡܵܐ ܕܼܡܠܲܚ
wahwāt qāmāˀ dimlaḥ
וַהוָת קָמָא דִמלַח
ܘܲܗܘܵܬ ܩܵܡܵܐ ܕܼܡܠܲܚ
ܘܲܗܘܵܬ ܩܵܡܵܐ ܕܼܡܠܲܚ
: she became a pillar of salt
;
PTBM 9.
c
:55[2]
↗
יהב דינר למלחא
yhb dynr lmlḥˀ
ܝܗܒ ܕܝܢܪ ܠܡܠܚܐ
ܝܗܒ ܕܝܢܪ ܠܡܠܚܐ
yhb dynr lmlḥˀ
יהב דינר למלחא
ܝܗܒ ܕܝܢܪ ܠܡܠܚܐ
ܝܗܒ ܕܝܢܪ ܠܡܠܚܐ
: he gave a dinar for salt
;
TN Gen14:3
↗
ימה דמלחה
ymh dmlḥh
ܝܡܗ ܕܡܠܚܗ
ܝܡܗ ܕܡܠܚܗ
ymh dmlḥh
ימה דמלחה
ܝܡܗ ܕܡܠܚܗ
ܝܡܗ ܕܡܠܚܗ
;
OS MtCur5:13
↗
ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܚܐ ܬܦܟܗ݀
ˀn dyn mlḥˀ tpkhh
אן דין מלחא תפכהּ
ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܚܐ ܬܦܟܗ݀
ˀn dyn mlḥˀ tpkhh
אן דין מלחא תפכהּ
ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܚܐ ܬܦܟܗ݀
ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܚܐ ܬܦܟܗ݀
: but should the salt become tasteless
;
P Gn14:3
↗
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ
ymˀ dmlḥˀ
ימא דמלחא
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ
ymˀ dmlḥˀ
ימא דמלחא
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ
;
BT Pes 8a(39)
↗
text not cited
;
BT Nid 31a(25)
↗
פוץ מילחא ש̇די̇ לכלבא
pwṣ mylḥˀ
ṧ
d
ẏ
lklbˀ
ܦܘܨ ܡܝܠܚܐ ܫ̇ܕܝ̇ ܠܟܠܒܐ
ܦܘܨ ܡܝܠܚܐ ܫ̇ܕܝ̇ ܠܟܠܒܐ
pwṣ mylḥˀ
ṧ
d
ẏ
lklbˀ
פוץ מילחא ש̇די̇ לכלבא
ܦܘܨ ܡܝܠܚܐ ܫ̇ܕܝ̇ ܠܟܠܒܐ
ܦܘܨ ܡܝܠܚܐ ܫ̇ܕܝ̇ ܠܟܠܒܐ
: shake off the salt (from the meat, and) throw (it) to a dog
;
TgEsth
2
3:3(5)
↗
במזופיתי׳ שוי טעם מוי כמלחא וריחא דגלגלוי כחמר׳
bmzwpyty' šwy ṭˁm mwy kmlḥˀ wryḥˀ dglglwy kḥmr'
ܒܡܙܘܦܝܬܝ܊ ܫܘܝ ܛܥܡ ܡܘܝ ܟܡܠܚܐ ܘܪܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܓܠܘܝ ܟܚܡܪ܊
ܒܡܙܘܦܝܬܝ܊ ܫܘܝ ܛܥܡ ܡܘܝ ܟܡܠܚܐ ܘܪܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܓܠܘܝ ܟܚܡܪ܊
bmzwpyty' šwy ṭˁm mwy kmlḥˀ wryḥˀ dglglwy kḥmr'
במזופיתי׳ שוי טעם מוי כמלחא וריחא דגלגלוי כחמר׳
ܒܡܙܘܦܝܬܝ܊ ܫܘܝ ܛܥܡ ܡܘܝ ܟܡܠܚܐ ܘܪܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܓܠܘܝ ܟܚܡܪ܊
ܒܡܙܘܦܝܬܝ܊ ܫܘܝ ܛܥܡ ܡܘܝ ܟܡܠܚܐ ܘܪܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܓܠܘܝ ܟܚܡܪ܊
: in his wrath He made its water's taste like salt and its waves' odor like wine
(1)
salty place
Syr
▶
1 citation
P Job39:6
↗
ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܠܚܐ
wbˀtrˀ mlḥˀ
ובאתרא מלחא
ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܠܚܐ
wbˀtrˀ mlḥˀ
ובאתרא מלחא
ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܠܚܐ
ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܠܚܐ
2
(bot.) an alkaline plant
JBAg
3
a month name (?)
OA
East
▶
1 citation
NTA.12:13
↗
yrḥ | mlḥ | pr nbwšgb
yrḥ | mlḥ | pr nbwšgb
ירח | מלח | פר נבושגב
ܝܪܚ | ܡܠܚ | ܦܪ ܢܒܘܫܓܒ
ܝܪܚ | ܡܠܚ | ܦܪ ܢܒܘܫܓܒ
: month of salt, eponym PN
4
ellipt. : covenant of salt (see Numbers 18:19)
Gal
▶
1 citation
SYAP 57:32
↗
עברת על קיימה וכפרת במלחה
ˁbrt ˁl qyymh wkprt bmlḥh
ܥܒܪܬ ܥܠ ܩܝܝܡܗ ܘܟܦܪܬ ܒܡܠܚܗ
ܥܒܪܬ ܥܠ ܩܝܝܡܗ ܘܟܦܪܬ ܒܡܠܚܗ
ˁbrt ˁl qyymh wkprt bmlḥh
עברת על קיימה וכפרת במלחה
ܥܒܪܬ ܥܠ ܩܝܝܡܗ ܘܟܦܪܬ ܒܡܠܚܗ
ܥܒܪܬ ܥܠ ܩܝܝܡܗ ܘܟܦܪܬ ܒܡܠܚܗ
: you violated the covenant and denied the salt covenant
§
Form & Usage
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Mand.
mihla, mahla
☛
Derivatives
▶
mallūḥū, mallūḥūṯā
n.f.
— saltiness
mālaḥ
adj.
— salted
mālḥū, mālḥūṯā
n.f.
— salty taste
a/a(u)
vb.
— to salt
mallūḥ, mallūḥā
adj.
— salty; salty plant
meṯmalləḥānūṯ, meṯmalləḥānūṯā
n.f.
— familiar treatment
mālḥā, mālaḥṯā
n.f.
— salty earth
melḥānāy
adj.
— salted
melḥānāyū, melḥānāyūṯā
n.f.
— saltiness
melḥāy
adj.
— salted
mlīḥ
adj.
— salty; salted
mallīḥ
adj.
— salty
mallīḥū, mallīḥūṯā
n.f.
— saltiness
ḥlmlḥ
n.m.
— brine
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Notes & Bibliography
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Fauna
137+.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
767[390]
DJPA:
309a
DJBA:
667b
Jastrow:
788
Drower/Macuch:
266a, 240b
Payne-Smith:
2133
J. Payne-Smith:
276
Levy Ch-W:
2:38
Tal Sam:
468
DNWSI:
632
DCPA[Schulthess]:
226[112]
DJA:
62b
Qumran:
139
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