Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(salt hill). A city mentioned with the above. Identified by some with the Thelme of Ptolemy, near the Persian Gulf (Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Place from whence Jews returned from exile (Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61). Supposed to be the Thelme of Ptolemy, a city of the low salt tract near the Persian Gulf. The name signifies “Hill of Salt.”
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 8510 and 4417; mound of salt; Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
mound of salt
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Heap of salt; salt hill:―a place in Babylon, Ezra 2:59. {Tumulus salis}