number - 217
orig_word - ἅλας
word_orig - from (251)
translit - halas
tdnt - 1:228,36
phonetic - hal'-as
part_of_speech - Noun Neuter
st_def - from «251»; salt; figuratively, prudence:--salt.
IPD_def -
- salt with which food is seasoned and sacrifices are sprinkled
- those kinds of saline matter used to fertilise arable land
- salt is a symbol of lasting concord, because it protects food from putrefaction and preserves it unchanged. Accordingly, in the solemn ratification of compacts, the orientals were, and are to this day, accustomed to partake of salt together
- wisdom and grace exhibited in speech
English - salt
letter - h
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usages - salt
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id - 217
strongs - 217
base_word - ἅλας
data - {"def":{"short":"salt; figuratively, prudence","long":["salt with which food is seasoned and sacrifices are sprinkled","those kinds of saline matter used to fertilize arable land","salt is a symbol of lasting concord","wisdom and grace exhibited in speech"]},"deriv":"from G0251","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈhɑ.lɑs","ipa_mod":"ˈɑ.lɑs","sbl":"halas","dic":"HA-lahs","dic_mod":"A-lahs"},"see":["G0251"],"comment":"Because salt protects food from putrefaction and preserves it unchanged it is a symbol of a lasting agreement. Accordingly, in the solemn ratification of compacts, Middle Easterners were, and are to this day, accustomed to partake of salt together."}
usage - salt