מלח
melach
The English word 'salt' is translated into Hebrew as מלח (melach).
מלח refers to the substance sodium chloride. If you wish to express the action of adding salt to something, you can use the verb המליח.
Meaning: sodium chloride (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun מלח has the plural form מלחים to mean 'salts'.
How do you pronounce it?
melach
Did you know?
- The word מלח is also used as a noun meaning 'sailor'.
- Ancient laws in the region influenced by Hebrew culture sometimes used salt as a legal seal or a symbol of an unbreakable covenant.
- The word מלח shares a root with the term for 'salty' מלוח, which can also be used colloquially to describe someone with a sharp or sarcastic personality.
Examples in context
- עצה היא כמו מלח.Advice is like salt.This example shows the use of מלח in a simile.Tatoeba #5450707 by fekundulo, translation #277563 by CM
- תשים יותר מלח במרק.Put more salt in the soup.This example uses מלח to give an instruction regarding soup.Tatoeba #1413155 by MrShoval, translation #1125177 by Scott
- תוסיף עוד מלח למרק.Add more salt to the soup.This example uses מלח to give a command to add more to a soup.Tatoeba #1813375 by MrShoval, translation #52336 by CK
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Example conversation
Daniel and Noa are eating dinner together.
- דניאל Danielנועה, את יכולה להעביר לי את המלח?Noa, at yechola le'avir li et ha-melach?Noa, can you pass me the salt?
- נועה Noaבבקשה, הנה המלח.Bevakasha, hine ha-melach.Here you go, here is the salt.
- דניאל Danielתודה, האוכל צריך קצת מלח.Toda, ha-ochel tsarich ktsat melach.Thanks, the food needs a bit of salt.
- נועה Noaזה נראה לי תבלילי מספיק.Ze nir'a li tevuili maspik.It seems seasoned enough to me.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries מלח, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
