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Root m-l-ḥ

Hebrew ↔ Ugaritic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —m-l-ḥ↔ 𐎎-𐎍-𐎈. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: m-l-ḥ
  • מֶלַחmélaḥnounT Gen.19.26
    salt, the common substance used as a condiment
  • מַלָּחmallā́ḥnounT Gen.19.26
    sailor, mariner
  • מָלוּחַmalúakhadjT Job.30.4
    salty, saline
  • הִמְלִיחַhimlíakhverb• m. Ber. 6:7
    To salt, to add salt to, to sprinkle or pour salt on or into, to season with salt.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎎-𐎍-𐎈
  • 𐎎𐎍𐎈𐎚mlḥtnoun
    salt
  • 𐎎𐎍𐎈𐎎𐎚mlḥmtnoun
    war
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Canonical root family: m-l-ḥ