H5557: סָלַף
çâlaph · pronounced saw-laf' · “to pervert”
Definition
properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
KJV translates it as: overthrow, pervert.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to pervert (of bribery)
1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5557 is translated
- it may pervert ×2
- it subverts ×2
- he overturns ×1
- he is subverting ×1
- he has subverted ×1
Bible verses with H5557 (çâlaph)
Çâlaph appears in 7 verses.
- Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Job 12:19
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
- Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
- Proverbs 21:12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
- Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.