Hebrew · Strong's H444
אָלַח
alachaw-lakh'
to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt
1890 spelling: ʼâlach
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt
Rendered in the KJV as
become filthy.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ2
- וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח1
How it is rendered · 2
- they are corrupt2
- and [one who] is corrupt1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
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- HVNp3cp · 2
- HC/VNrmsa · 1
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Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 14:3נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּneelachuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAll have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.here: they are corrupt
- Psalms 53:3נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּneelachuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAll have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.here: they are corrupt