me.lach denotes the group’s having eaten the palace’s salt in Ezra 4:14.

The attested use describes a group’s completed eating of the palace’s salt, given as the reason for reporting a matter to the king.

1. Having eaten the palace’s salt · dominant

   In Ezra 4:14, the Qal perfect first common plural form occurs in the group’s stated reason for acting: they say that they have eaten the salt of the palace and therefore have sent word to the king. The APB renders the clause "because we have eaten the salt of the palace."

   Ezra 4:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:14, the APB presents the form in the clause "we have eaten the salt of the palace." As a translation.