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ʿīr-hammelaḥ עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח ‘City of Salt’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿīr עִיר ‘excitement / city’ and melaḥ מֶ֫לַח ‘salt’ with the article of substance inserted
Roots: עיר ער עיר מלח

ʿīr-hammelaḥ pr n loc
Ir-hammelech = "the city of salt"
1) a place in the desert of Judah

Mentioned in Joshua 15:62

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