Çeleph — H5558

Definition

masculine noun

distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness

1. crookedness, perverseness, crooked dealing

Usually translated as

perverseness

Origin

from H5557

• Derived from Çâlaph (H5557)

Occurrences

Çeleph occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (2)

• Proverbs 11:3 — The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness (וְסֶ֖לֶף) of transgressors shall destroy them.
• Proverbs 15:4 — A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness (וְסֶ֥לֶף) therein is a breach in the spirit.