"Salt Sea" meaning in English

See Salt Sea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Salt Sea [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Hebrew ים המלח (Yam HaMelakh), principally from its appearance in the Bible. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|he|ים המלח|tr=Yam HaMelakh}} Calque of Hebrew ים המלח (Yam HaMelakh) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Salt Sea}} the Salt Sea
  1. (archaic) Synonym of Dead Sea. Tags: archaic Synonyms: Dead Sea [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Salt_Sea-en-name-qKNKx4VR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Lakes, Seas
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