Dirty in Hebrew is מְלֻכְלָךְ (m'lukhlákh).
It can also be said לכלך or הכתים, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
dirty
/ˈdɜːti/ /ˈdɝti/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for dirty as an adjective.
covered with or containing dirt
- מְלֻכְלָךְמלוכלךm'lukhlákhIn the Hebrew dictionary
that makes one dirty
- מְלֻכְלָךְמלוכלךm'lukhlákhIn the Hebrew dictionary
dishonourable, violating standards or rules
- מְלֻכְלָךְמלוכלךm'lukhlákhIn the Hebrew dictionary
illegal, improper
- מלוכלךm'lukhlákhIn the Hebrew dictionary
of color: discolored by impurities
- מלוכלךm'lukhlákhIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for dirty as a verb.
to make dirty
- לִכְלֵךְלכלךlikhlékh
to stain or tarnish with dishonor
- הִכְתִּיםהכתיםhikhtím
This is more about the Hebrew word מְלֻכְלָךְ.
- Written with vowel points
- מְלֻכְלָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- מלוכלך
- Said
- m'lukhlákh
- Feminine form
- מְלֻכְלֶכֶת
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מלוכלך, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with dirty.
These words come before and after dirty in the list.
These are the questions people ask about dirty in Hebrew.
How do you say dirty in Hebrew?
dirty in Hebrew is מְלֻכְלָךְ, said m'lukhlákh. Without vowel points it is written מלוכלך.
What are other Hebrew words for dirty?
Besides מלוכלך, dirty can be said לִכְלֵךְ (likhlékh) or הִכְתִּים (hikhtím), depending on the meaning.
How is dirty pronounced in English?
dirty is pronounced /ˈdɜːti/, /ˈdɝti/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry dirty and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.