# H5898 עִיר הַמֶּלַח

עִיר הַמֶּלַח (ʻÎyr ham-Melach), Strong’s H5898: Irham-Melach, a place near Palestine KJV: the city of salt.. Occurs 2 times.

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*ʻÎyr ham-Melach* — Irham-Melach, a place near Palestine

KJV: the city of salt.

Built from [עִיר ʻîyr](https://besorah.bible/word/H5892) (a city) + [מֶלַח melach](https://besorah.bible/word/H4417) (powder) — means “city of (the) salt”

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח n.pr.loc. (city of salt) in desert of Judah Jos 15:62

## Where it occurs
- [Joshua 15:62](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/15?v=62) — Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.