What does סֶלֶף mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) viciousness".
Hebrew · H5558
סֶלֶף
Distortion , i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
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סֶלֶףH5558
What does סֶלֶף mean in the Bible?
סֶלֶף is a Hebrew word meaning "distortion , i.e. (figuratively) viciousness".
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How does the BSB render H5558?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include but a perverse (1), but the perversity (1).
Where does סֶלֶף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 11:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbut a perverse1×Proverbs 15:4
but the perversity1×Proverbs 11:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowProverbs 11:3
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Proverbs2
Source forms
וְסֶ֖לֶף1xwə·se·lep̄Proverbs 11:3
וְסֶ֥לֶף1xwə·se·lep̄Proverbs 15:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 15:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xProverbs 11:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. distortion , i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
Source Gloss
distortion , i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness BDB: crookedness Usage: perverseness.
Word Origins
סֶלֶף is built from this root:
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