מֶלַחmelach

Same root

• מָלַחmâlach · H4414properly, to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)
• עִיר הַמֶּלַחʻÎyr ham-Melach · H5898Irham-Melach, a place near Palestine
• תֵּל מֶלַחTêl Melach · H8528Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia

Where it appears

Appears 28 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 14:3 This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).
• Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.
• Leviticus 2:13 Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.
• Numbers 18:19 Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the Lord. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant between the Lord and you, and it also applies to your descendants.”
• Numbers 34:3 The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.
• Numbers 34:12 and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”