Strong's Lexicon mallach: Sailor, mariner Original Word: מַלָּח Word Origin: Derived from the root מָלַח (malach), meaning "to salt" or "to season." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for a sailor or mariner is ναύτης (nautēs), Strong's Greek #3492, which appears in the New Testament, particularly in the context of Paul's journeys (e.g., Acts 27:27). Usage: The term "mallach" refers to a sailor or mariner, someone who navigates or works on a ship. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it is used to describe those who are skilled in the art of seafaring, often associated with trade and transportation across bodies of water. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, sailors played a crucial role in the economy and connectivity of civilizations. The Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and other bodies of water were vital for trade routes, and sailors were essential for the transport of goods, people, and cultural exchanges. The Israelites, though primarily a land-based people, interacted with maritime cultures such as the Phoenicians, who were renowned for their seafaring skills. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as melach Definition a mariner NASB Translation sailors (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מַלָּח] noun masculine mariner (loan-word from Assyrian mala—u DlHWB 412 compare IdProverbs 1.178; HalZA 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 (BaNB 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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mariner From malach in its second. Sense; a sailor (as following "the salt") -- mariner. see HEBREW malach 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 ūmallāḥêhemLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Ezekiel 27:29 Jonah 1:5 4 Occurrences |
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