H5558: סֶלֶף
çeleph · pronounced seh'-lef · “crookedness”
Definition
distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
KJV translates it as: perverseness.
Word origin: from H5557 (סָלַף);
Extended definition
crookedness, perverseness, crooked dealing
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5558 is translated
- the crookedness of ×1
- perverseness ×1
Bible verses with H5558 (çeleph)
Çeleph appears in 2 verses.
- Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
- Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.