H5898 Hebrew

עִיר הַמֶּלַח

ʻÎyr ham-Melach (eer ham-meh'-lakh)
Irham-Melach, a place near Palestine

KJV Translations of H5898

the city of salt.

Word Origin & Derivation

from H5892 (עִיר) and H4417 (מֶלַח) with the article of substance interp.; city of (the) salt;

H5892 עִיר (ʻîyr)

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

H4417 מֶלַח (melach)

properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)

H5898 in the King James Bible

1 verse
Joshua 15:62 הַמֶּ֖לַח

And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.