מְלֵחָה

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

barren land(-ness), salt (land).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.saltness, barrenness, saltiness

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mᵉlêchâh; Pronunciation: mel-ay-khaw'