Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salt sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: salt sea
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Dead Sea.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Archaeologists suggest that the Plain of Sodom is now submerged under the southern tongue of the Salt Sea."

Etymology

Calque of Hebrew ים המלח (Yam HaMelakh), principally from its appearance in the Bible.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

the Salt Sea (canonical)

Synonyms

Dead Sea

Questions

What does salt sea mean?: Synonym of Dead Sea.
Where does salt sea come from?: Calque of Hebrew ים המלח (Yam HaMelakh), principally from its appearance in the Bible.

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