2001 Translation

ALYKĒ, alykē

Sounds Like: ah-ly-KEE

Translations: salt lake, Dead Sea, a salt lake

From the root: ΑΛΥΚΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a salt lake or a salt marsh. In biblical contexts, it often specifically refers to the Dead Sea, known for its high salinity. It is used to describe bodies of water that are saline, distinguishing them from fresh water.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0254 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 14:8, 14:10
• Numbers — 34:12
• Joshua — 15:5

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΥΚΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΑΛΥΚΗΝ — salt pit, a salt pit, salt pan, a salt pan
• ΑΛΥΚΗΣ — of salt, of saltiness, of the Salt Sea, of the Dead Sea

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