מלוח

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
Root
מ־ל־ח (m-l-ḥ)

Compare Arabic مَالِح (māliḥ).

Adjective

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

  1. salty, saline

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic مُلَّاح (mullāḥ, “seepweed”).

Noun

מַלּוּחַ • (malúakh) m

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

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