Strong H5558סֶ֫לֶף

crookedness

Transliteration
seleph
Pronunciation
seh'-lef
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H5557; {distortion} that {is} (figuratively) viciousness: - perverseness.

Detailed definition

crookedness, perverseness, crooked dealing

In the Bible

Strong H5558 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • perverseness2

First verses

  1. Proverbs 11:3
    The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
  2. Proverbs 15:4
    A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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