Salaph סָלַף
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| סָלַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | salaph |
| Strong's number | H5557 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pervert |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Salaph (Hebrew סָלַף, Strong's H5557) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pervert”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to pervert (of bribery)
1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to pervert (of bribery)
1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | overthroweth (4), perverteth (2), pervert (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | twists (2), overthrows (1), undermines (1), subverts (1), brings (1), he frustrates (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Salaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.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.
Job
- Job 12:19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 13:6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
- Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Proverbs 22:12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).