Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mᵉlach

mel-akh'

מְלַח

What it means

to eat salt, i.e. subsist

to eat salt, i.e. (generally) subsist

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to mâlach (מָלַח)

How the King James translates it

  • maintenance1

Every place it appears 1

Ezra4:14