מְלֵחָה (mĕlēḥâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning saltness. It appears
3 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4420).
Also rendered
saltiness
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1197b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1197b)saltness, barrenness; salted, desert; barren land
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מְלֵחָהnoun, feminine: saltness, barrenness
Strong's H4420מְלֵחָה: properly, salted (i.e. land), i.e. a desert KJV:barren land(-ness), salt (land).
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