מְלַח
melach · eat salt
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H4415 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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melach (מְלַח) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “eat salt”.
To eat salt (Aramaic). "To eat the salt of the palace" is to live on what the king gives and to owe him loyalty.
How to say it
me·lach
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Ezra 4:14
Now, because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the dishonor of the king, therefore we have sent and informed the king,