TBESH · H5557
סָלַף · sa.laph · to pervert
1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to pervert (of bribery) 1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin
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sa.laph H5557
סָלַף (sa.laph) means “to pervert” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
סָלַף Hebrew · H5557 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses
Pronunciation guide: saw-laf' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
KJV glosses: overthrow, pervert.
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How translators render H5557
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and twists | 2 |
| and brings | 1 |
| and overthrows | 1 |
| but he frustrates | 1 |
| subverts | 1 |
| undermines | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| overthroweth | 2 |
| and he overthroweth | 1 |
| and overthroweth | 1 |
| and pervert | 1 |
| and perverteth | 1 |
| perverteth | 1 |
Verses containing H5557
Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Exodus 23:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 16:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Read word by word - Job 12:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Read word by word - Proverbs 21:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Read word by word - Proverbs 22:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
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