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mlḥh, mlḥtˀ (mālḥā, mālaḥṯā) n.f. salty earth
salty earth, salt marsh
Syr
BHBS.M Met IV.i.3:4 ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܡܚܠܬܐ ܐܘ݁ ܛܠܘܫܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܢܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ‏ : plots in whose substance there is saltiness or oily viscosity ; JEschol 21:22 ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܡܒܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܡ̈ܠܚܬܐ‏ ; P Ps107:34↗ ܕܥܒܕ ܂܂܂ ܐܪܥܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗ݀ ܠܡܠܚܬܐ‏ : he made a fruitful land into a salt marsh ; IshGen 165:23↗ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܠܚܬܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ‏
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salt-pit
Syr, JBA
BT Šab 73b(35)↗ האי מאן דכניף מילחא ממלחתא‏ : one who gathers together salt from a salt pit
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 767[390]DJBA: 678aJastrow: 789Payne-Smith ~: 2133J. Payne-Smith: 276

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