מלוח

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Hebrew[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Root
מ־ל־ח (m-l-ḥ)

Compare Arabic مَالِح (māliḥ).

Adjective[edit]

מָלוּחַ (malúakh) (feminine מְלוּחָה, masculine plural מְלוּחִים, feminine plural מְלוּחוֹת)

  1. salty, saline

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare Arabic مُلَّاح (mullāḥ, seepweed).

Noun[edit]

מַלּוּחַ (malúakhm

  1. saltbush, a plant in the genus Atriplex (mistranslated as mallows in earlier English Bibles).

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