4419. mallach

Lexicon

mallach: Sailor, mariner

Original Word: מַלָּח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mallach
Pronunciation: mal-lakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (mal-lawkh')
Definition: Sailor, mariner
Meaning: a sailor

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

mariner

From malach in its second. Sense; a sailor (as following "the salt") -- mariner.

see HEBREW malach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as melach
Definition
a mariner
NASB Translation
sailors (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַלָּח] noun masculine mariner (loan-word from Assyrian mala—u Dl^{HWB 412} compare Id^{Proverbs 1.178}; Hal^{ZA iv. 1880, 53}; so also Aramaic (see Brock.), whence Arabic Frä²²¹); — plural מַלָּחִים Jonah 1:5; Ezekiel 27:29; מַלָּחַיִךְ Ezekiel 27:27; מַלָּחֵיהֶם Ezekiel 27:9 (Ba^{NB 49 Anm. 3}); — mariners, sailors of ship going to Tarshish Jonah 1:5 (compare רַב הַחֹבֵל Jonah 1:6); to Tyre Ezekiel 27:9, compare Ezekiel 27:27; Ezekiel 27:29 ("" חֹבְלִים).

מִלְחָמָה see I. לחם.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָלַח (malach), which means "to salt" or "to season."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3492: ναύτης (nautēs) • A sailor, mariner.
• G5058: στρατιώτης (stratiōtēs) • While primarily meaning "soldier," it can contextually refer to a sailor in certain passages, emphasizing the disciplined and organized nature of maritime crews.

These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to describe individuals involved in seafaring, paralleling the role of מַלָּח in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The term מַלָּח is used in the context of maritime activities, specifically referring to individuals who are sailors or mariners. It appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts related to seafaring and navigation.

Context: The Hebrew word מַלָּח (mallach) is used to describe sailors or mariners, individuals who are skilled in navigating and operating ships. This term is found in the Old Testament, particularly in passages that discuss maritime trade and voyages. Sailors played a crucial role in the ancient world, facilitating trade and cultural exchange across the Mediterranean and other bodies of water.

In the Bible, sailors are often depicted as experienced and knowledgeable about the sea, capable of handling the challenges posed by maritime travel. The term מַלָּח is notably used in the book of Ezekiel, where it describes the sailors of Tyre, a prominent Phoenician city known for its seafaring prowess. Ezekiel 27:29 (BSB) states, "All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the sailors and all the mariners will stand on the shore."

This passage highlights the significance of sailors in the economic and cultural life of ancient maritime cities. The imagery of sailors abandoning their ships underscores the impact of divine judgment and the collapse of a once-thriving maritime power.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים המלחים וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙ ומלחיהם מַלָּחִ֕ים מַלָּחַ֖יִךְ מלחיך מלחים ham·mal·lā·ḥîm hammallaChim hammallāḥîm mal·lā·ḥa·yiḵ mal·lā·ḥîm mallaChayich mallaChim mallāḥayiḵ mallāḥîm ū·mal·lā·ḥê·hem umallacheiHem ūmallāḥêhem

Englishman's Concordance

Ezekiel 27:9
HEB: אֳנִיּ֨וֹת הַיָּ֤ם וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ
NAS: of the sea and their sailors were with you in order to deal
KJV: of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy
INT: the ships of the sea and their sailors become to deal

Ezekiel 27:27
HEB: וְעִזְבוֹנַ֔יִךְ מַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְ מַלָּחַ֖יִךְ וְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י
NAS: your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots,
KJV: thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots,
INT: your wares your merchandise your sailors and your pilots your repairers

Ezekiel 27:29
HEB: תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י מָשׁ֔וֹט מַלָּחִ֕ים כֹּ֖ל חֹבְלֵ֣י
NAS: the oar, The sailors [and] all
KJV: the oar, the mariners, [and] all the pilots
INT: handle the oar the sailors all the pilots

Jonah 1:5
HEB: וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: Then the sailors became afraid
KJV: Then the mariners were afraid,
INT: became the sailors cried and every

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4419
4 Occurrences

ham·mal·lā·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
mal·lā·ḥa·yiḵ — 1 Occ.
mal·lā·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·lā·ḥê·hem — 1 Occ.