מלוח

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maˈlu.aχ/

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ל־ח (m-l-kh)

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 (any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes)

References

• H4408 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “מלוח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מלוח (טעם) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• מלוח (צמח) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he