ἅλς
hals
salt
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἅλς (hals) is defined as "salt." It belongs to the semantic domain of "Food & Drink", indicating that its usage is primarily related to culinary and gastronomic contexts. The fact that it only appears once in the Bible suggests that its significance is singular and specific. Given its definition and domain, it is likely that hals is used to convey its function or quality rather than being a subject of commentary. In other words, the word's presence may serve to enhance or illustrate a broader meaning. Its presence in a single biblical occurrence means that its meaning is deeply embedded in the context in which it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text