# H5558 סֶלֶף

סֶלֶף (çeleph), Strong’s H5558: distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness KJV: perverseness.. Occurs 2 times.

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*çeleph* — distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness

KJV: perverseness.

Derived from [סָלַף çâlaph](https://besorah.bible/word/H5557) (to wrench)

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- סֶ֫לֶף n.m. crookedness, crooked dealing

## Where it occurs
- [Proverbs 11:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/11?v=3) — The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
- [Proverbs 15:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/15?v=4) — A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.