HebrewH5558Noun (Masculine)
סֶ֫לֶף
se.leph
“crookedness”
2Occurrences
H5558Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
from H5557 (סָלַף);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
crookedness, perverseness, crooked dealing
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
סֶ֫לֶף appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Proverbs
2
Key Passages
Proverbs 11:3BSB
The integrity of the upright guides them,but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Proverbs 15:4BSB
A soothing tongue is a tree of life,but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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