biblical definition of salt
4357 salt. A basic commodity, used for seasoning and preserving food in biblical times. The importance of salt in the sacrificial system. Lev 2:13 See also Ex 30:34-35 The addition of salt to incense was probably to make it burn more easily and quickly; Ezr 6:6-10; Ezr 7:21-23; Eze 43:22-24. The covenant of salt. Nu 18:17-19 See also Lev 2:13; 2Ch 13:4-5