Alach אָלַח
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| אָלַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | alach |
| Strong's number | H444 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to corrupt |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (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
| KJV | filthy (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | become 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
- Job 15:16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
Psalms
- Psalm 14:3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Psalm 53:3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).