Hebrew · Strong's H5558
סֶלֶף
selephseh'-lef
distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
1890 spelling: çeleph
Gematria 170· 890 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
Rendered in the KJV as
perverseness.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וְסֶ֖לֶף1
- וְסֶ֥לֶף1
How it is rendered · 2
- and [the] crookedness of1
- and perverseness1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
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- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
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Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 11:3וְסֶ֖לֶףveselefconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.here: and [the] crookedness of
- Proverbs 15:4וְסֶ֥לֶףveselefconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularA soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.here: and perverseness