אָלַח

«אָלַח» in the Tanakh dictionary: be corrupt — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 3 times · Key: 444 · BDB: אָלַח

Glosses

they.are.corrupt (2); [one.who.is].corrupt (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

be corrupt tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. be corrupt tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. only be corrupt morally; tainted (Che ψ 14:3) (cf. Arabic أَلَخَ viii. be confused (of a thing), of milk, turn sour) Pf. 3 pl. נֶאֱלָ֑חוּ ψ 14:3; 53:4; Pt. נֶאֱלָח a corrupt man Jb 15:16.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «אָלַח» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Job 15:16

אַ֭ף כִּֽי־נִתְעָ֥ב וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח אִישׁ־שֹׁתֶ֖ה כַמַּ֣יִם עַוְלָֽה׃

Word for word: indeed? (dm) [one.who.is].abhorrent and [one.who.is].corrupt a.person [who].drinks like (the) water unrighteousness

JPS 1917: How much less one that is abominable and impure, man who drinketh iniquity like water!

Psalms 14:3

הַכֹּ֥ל סָר֮ יַחְדָּ֪ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב אֵ֝֗ין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃

Word for word: (the) everyone he.turns.aside all.together they.are.corrupt there.[is].not [one.who].does (of).good there.[is].not also one

JPS 1917: They are all corrupt, they are together become impure; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

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