(sea product). Abundant in Palestine. Used with food and sacrificial offerings (Job 6:6; Lev. 2:13; Num. 18:19; Mark 9:49). Monument of divine displeasure (Gen. 19:26); token of indissoluble alliance (Lev. 2:13; Num. 18:19; 2 Chron. 13:5); used to rub new-born children (Ezek. 16:4); type of maintenance (Ezra 4:14 marg.); emblem of sterility (Judg. 9:45; Jer. 17:6); a manure (Luke 14:35); emblem of holy life and conversation (Matt. 5:13; Mark 9:50; Col. 4:6).