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Melakh (מלח) means salt in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מֶלַח
melakh
noun · masculine
In English

salt

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Melakh.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    תרכובת של נתרן וכלור המשמשת לתיבול מזון.
    וְכָל־קָרְבַּן מִנְחָתְךָ בַּמֶּלַח תִּמְלָח, וְלֹא תַשְׁבִּית מֶלַח בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיךָ מֵעַל מִנְחָתֶךָ; עַל כָּל־קָרְבָּנְךָ תַּקְרִיב מֶלַח.
  2. 2
    כימיה, בהשאלהתרכובת יונית; תרכובת שנוצרת מתגובה של חומצה ובסיס.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Melakh is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מֶלַח
Written without vowel points
מלח
Said
melakh
Root
מ־ל־ח
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
מְלָחִים
Inflections
ר' מְלָחִים, מִלְחֵי־
Gematria
78

This is how Melakh is said in other languages.

English
salt
Arabic
مِلْح
Russian
соль
French
sel
Spanish
sal
German
Salz
Yiddish
זאַלץ

These words rhyme with Melakh.

The word Melakh is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • אכל בלי מלח
  • ברית מלח
  • זרה מלח על הפצעים
  • זרע מלח
  • ים המלח
  • מי מלח
  • מלח בישול
  • מלח הארץ
  • מלח הימלאיה
  • מלחי הרחה
  • מלח מים
  • מלח סדומית
  • מלח שולחן

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The word Melakh comes from the root מ־ל־ח, like these words.

This is where the word Melakh comes from.

המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות. כגון; ארמית, ܡܠܚܐ; ערבית, مِلْح. בלשון חז"ל מופיע בלשון נקבה: מלח סדומית (בבלי ברכות ה).

These words come before and after Melakh in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Melakh.

What does Melakh (⁨מלח⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Melakh (⁨מלח⁩) means salt. It is said melakh, with the stress on me.

What rhymes with Melakh (⁨מלח⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Melakh (⁨מלח⁩) include ⁨שלח⁩, ⁨שלח⁩, ⁨שלח⁩, ⁨שלח⁩, ⁨פלח⁩, and ⁨קלח⁩.

Is Melakh (⁨מלח⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Melakh (⁨מלח⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מְלָחִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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