Alach אָלַח

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Alach
אָלַח
Transliterationalach
Strong's numberH444
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto corrupt
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inPsalms (2)

Alach (Hebrew אָלַח, Strong's H444) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to corrupt”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

(Niphal) to be corrupt morally, tainted

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVfilthy (3)
BSBbecome corrupt (2), corrupt (1)

Verses

Every verse with Alach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Job

Psalms

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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