Encyclopedia entry
Mallows
Occurs only in Job 30:4 (R.V., “saltwort”). The word so rendered (malluah, from melah, “salt”) most probably denotes the Atriplex halimus of Linnaeus, a species of sea purslane found on the shores of the Dead Sea, as also of the Mediterranean, and in salt marshes. It is a tall shrubby orach, growing to the height sometimes of 10 feet. Its buds and leaves, with those of other saline plants, are eaten by the poor in Palestine.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(Job 30:4)
In the Bible
1
Verses where Mallows is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Job 30:4
They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
Scripture on Mallows
1
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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