מֶלַח (melaḥ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning salt. It appears
29 times
in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4417).
Also rendered
Salt (Sea)
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1197a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1197a)salt; powder; spit
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מֶ֫לַחnoun, masculine: salt
Strong's H4417מֶלַח: properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved) KJV:salt(-pit).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1197: מָלַחmālaḥ — salt, season; rubbed, washed with salt; rub, disappear; temper together, vanish away