Iyr ham-Melach — the meaning of the Hebrew name עִיר הַמֶּלַח
עִיר הַמֶּלַח
Iyr ham-Melach means city of (the) salt.
Built from
עִיר ʻîyr — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) open in the lexicon ›
מֶלַח melach — properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H5892 and H4417 with the article of substance interp.; city of (the) salt; Irham-Melach, a place near Palestine.
First appearance
Josh 15:62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages.