מְלַח mᵉlach

Meaning

to eat salt, i.e. (generally) subsist

In the King James Version: [phrase] have maintenance.

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4414 (מָלַח);

Where it is used

• Ezra 4:14 Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king