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meleṭ מֶ֫לֶט ‘mortar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from mālaṭ מָלַט ‘to escape’ ,cement (from its plastic smoothness)
Roots: מלט

meleṭ n, m
1) mortar, cement, clay (flooring)

Mentioned in Jeremiah 43:9

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Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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