Strong H5898עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח
City of Salt
- Transliteration
- ‛îyr hammelach
- Pronunciation
- eer ham-meh'-lakh
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ir-hammelech = "the city of salt"
Detailed definition
The City of Salt was a town located in the wilderness of Judah, near the Dead Sea.
In the biblical story
City of Salt
Town in the wilderness of Judah
The City of Salt was a town located in the wilderness of Judah, near the Dead Sea.
In the Bible
Strong H5898 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- city1
First verses
- Joshua 15:62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages.