Melukhlakh (מלוכלך) means dirty in Hebrew.
It can also mean filthy and tainted. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dirty, filthy, tainted
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Melukhlakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מרובב, מטונף, בלתי נקי, שדבק בו לכלוך ונזדהם
- 2בהשאלהמוכתם, נגוע, בלתי־טהור
- 3עממי, תואר־הפועלנבזי, שפל, נעדר הגינות וקולגיאליות, על־פי רוב ביחס להתנהגות של קולגה או יריב
The word Melukhlakh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְלֻכְלָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- מלוכלך
- Said
- melukhlakh
- Root
- ל־כ־ל־כ
- Pattern
- מְקֻטָּל
- Plural
- מְלֻכְלָכִים
- Feminine form
- מְלֻכְלֶכֶת
- Inflections
- נ' מְלֻכְלֶכֶת, ר' מְלֻכְלָכִים, נ"ר מְלֻכְלָכוֹת
- Gematria
- 146
This is how Melukhlakh is said in other languages.
- English
- dirty, filthy, tainted
These words mean nearly the same as Melukhlakh.
- מגואל
- מרובב
- מזוהם
- טמא
- מוכתם
- מטונף
- שפל
- נבזיmean
- מסריח
- בוטהexplicit
- צואה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Melukhlakh.
- נקי
- ללא רבב
- ללא דופי
- טהור
- כשר
- צחpure
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Melukhlakh.
The word Melukhlakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פה מלוכלך
- דיבור מלוכלך
- שיחק מלוכלך
- מהלך מלוכלך
- כביסה מלוכלכת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Melukhlakh comes from the root ל־כ־ל־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Melukhlakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Melukhlakh.
What does Melukhlakh (מלוכלך) mean in Hebrew?
Melukhlakh (מלוכלך) means dirty, filthy, and tainted. It is said melukhlakh, with the stress on lakh.
What is a synonym for Melukhlakh (מלוכלך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Melukhlakh (מלוכלך) are מגואל, מרובב, מזוהם, טמא, מוכתם, and מטונף.
What is the opposite of Melukhlakh (מלוכלך)?
Words that mean the opposite of Melukhlakh (מלוכלך) are נקי, ללא רבב, ללא דופי, טהור, כשר, and צח.
What rhymes with Melukhlakh (מלוכלך)?
Words that rhyme with Melukhlakh (מלוכלך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלכלך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.