אָלַח H444

H444 is the Hebrew word אָלַח, transliterated ʼâlach and said aw-lakh'. The King James Version most often renders it become filthy.

Word: אָלַחTransliteration: ʼâlachSaid: aw-lakh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt.

a primitive root.

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

become filthy 2×filthy 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: become filthy.

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

What does Strong's H444 mean?

H444 is the Hebrew word אָלַח (ʼâlach), meaning to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt.

How is H444 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it become filthy (2 times), filthy (1 time).

How many times does H444 appear in the Bible?

אָלַח (ʼâlach) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H444 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.