H4418–מֶ֫לַח–ma.lach

And Ebed-Melech taketh the men with him, and entereth the house of the king, unto the place of the treasury, and taketh thence worn-out clouts, and worn-out rags, and sendeth them unto Jeremiah unto the pit by cords.

מְלָחִ֑ים me.la.Chim “rags”

And Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jeremiah, `Put, I pray thee, the worn-out clouts and rags under thine arm-holes, at the place of the cords,' and Jeremiah doth so,

וְהַמְּלָחִים֙ (מְּלָחִים֙) me.la.Chim “rags”