אָלַח
ʼâlach · aw-lakh'
to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to muddle, i.e. (figuratively and intransitive) to turn (morally) corrupt
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: become filthy.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָלַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- become filthy2 · 67%
- and filthy1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.