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mlḥ (a/a[u]) vb. to salt
GGtDt
Gpəˁalto salt5 senses▶
1
to salt
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Lev2:13↗ וְכֹל קוּרבַן מִנחָתָך בְמִלחָא תִמלַח‏ ; PTBes 60.c:44[2]↗ מלח הכא ומלח הכא עד דו מלח כוליה‏ : he salts it here and there until he salts all of it ; TN Lev2:13↗ text not cited ; SamTgJ Lev2:13↗ וכל קרבן מנחתיך במלח תמלח‏ ; P Lv2:13↗ ܒܡܠܚܐ ܬܡܠܘܚ‏ ; BT Men 21a(12)↗ כיון דמלחיה נפקא ליה מתורת דם‏ : as soon as he salted it [i.e. the blood], it ceased to be in the category of blood for him ; PJ Gen31:19↗ וחזמין רישיה ומלחין ליה במילחא ובוסמנין‏ : they slice off its head and salt it with salt and spices
2
to become salty
Syr
AGnEx 14.7↗ ܒܝܡܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܚܘ ܡܝ̈ܐ‏ : for water became salty in its seas
3
to share someone's salt, i.e. dine together
BAEzra, Syr
Ezra 4:14↗ כְּעַן כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי־מְלַח הֵיכְלָא מְלַחְנָא‏ : now inasmuch as we have used the king's salt † ; P Ezra4:14↗ ܘܡܟܝܠ ܕܡܢ ܡܠܚܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܡܠܚܢ‏
4
to scatter (salt-like material)
Syr
Chrmin 237:17↗ ܡܠܚ ܗܘܐ ܠ‍[‍ܗ‍]‍ܘܢ ܩ‍[‍ܛ‍]‍ܡܐ‏
5
fig. : to add a necessary feature
Syr
IshLevit 61:28↗ ܗܟܢ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܡܠܚܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ‏ : thus are they, too, if they they do not salt themselves with faith and knowledge of God
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be salted2 senses▶
1
to be salted
JLAtg, CPA, Syr
TgJ Ez16:4↗ וֻבִמלַח לָא אִתמְלַח‏ ; CPA Mark9:49↗ ^ܟ^ܘܠܐ ^ܕ^‍[‍ܝ‍]‍ ‍[‍ܒܢ‍]‍ܘܪܐ ‍[‍ܝܬܡ‍]‍ܠܚ‏ ; P Mt5:13↗ ܒ݁ܡܵܢܵܐ ܬܸ݁ܬ݂ܡܠܲܚ‏ ; P Mk9:49↗ ܟ݂ܽܠ ܕܸ݁ܒ݂ܚܬ݂ܵܐ ܒ݁ܡܸܠܚܵܐ ܬܸ݁ܬ݂ܡܠܲܚ‏ : every sacrifice shall be salted with salt
2
to have something (other than salt) added or scattered in
Syr
Geop 2:19↗ ܟܕ ܡܬܡܠܚܐ ܒܬܒܢܐ ܘܟܢ ܡܬܕܒܪܐ‏ : when (the soil) is salted with straw and then plowed
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁal+ܥܡ : to associate with [Greek calque]1 sense▶
+ܥܡ : to associate with [Greek calque]
Syr
P Ps141:4↗ ܠܐ ܐܬܡܠܚ ܥܡܗܘܢ‏
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Note that, as in English, one may "salt" something with things other than actual "salt."
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 766[390]DJPA: 309aDJBA: 677bJastrow: 788Drower/Macuch: 260aPayne-Smith ~: 2133J. Payne-Smith: 276Levy Ch-W: 2:37Tal Sam: ! !Audo: 2:58DCPA[Schulthess]: 226[]Qumran: 139

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