Bible Dictionary
Tel-melah
Tel-melah was a Babylonian town from which some Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem. The name means “hill of salt,” but its precise location is uncertain.
Definition
Tel-melah was a Babylonian town whose name means “hill of salt.” It was one of the places from which Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem.
Biblical Usage
Tel-melah is named with Tel-haresha and Cherub among settlements associated with returning Jewish exiles.
Historical Background
Its precise location is uncertain. It possibly lay on the low salt tract near the Persian Gulf, and it is called Thermeleth in 1 Esdras.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hill of salt, a place in Babylon from which the Jews returned (id.).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>tel-me'-la (tel-melah, "hill of salt"): A Babylonian town mentioned in Ezr 2:59; Ne 7:61 with Tel-harsha and Cherub (see TEL-HARSHA). It possibly lay on the low salt tract near the Persian Gulf. In 1 Esdras 5:36 it is called "Thermeleth."</p>