Biblical Hebrew

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Strong Hebrew #444 - אָלַח alach (to be corrupt (morally))


Original Word:אָלַח
Transliteration:alach
Definition:to be corrupt (morally)
Part of Speech:verb
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-lakh')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

become filthy

A primitive root; to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt -- become filthy.


Englishman's Concordance

1) (Niphal) to be corrupt morally, tainted
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 98

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אָלַח] verb only

Niph`albe corrupt morally; tainted (Che Psalm 14:3) (compare Arabic VIII. be confused (of a thing), of milk, turn sour) Perfect3plural נֶאֱלָ֑חוּPsalm 14:3; Psalm 53:4; Participleנֶאֱלָחa corrupt manJob 15:16.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 444. אָלַח (alach) — 3 Occurrences

Job 15:16
HEB:כִּֽי־ נִתְעָ֥ב וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח אִישׁ־ שֹׁתֶ֖ה
NAS: one who is detestable and corrupt, Man,
KJV: How much more abominable and filthy [is] man,
INT: for is detestable and corrupt Man drinks

Psalm 14:3
HEB:סָר֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־
NAS: together they have become corrupt; There
KJV: they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth
INT: turned are together have become There does

Psalm 53:3
HEB:סָג֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־
NAS: together they have become corrupt; There
KJV: they are altogether become filthy; [there is] none that doeth
INT: has turned are altogether have become There does