סֶלֶףçeleph

crookedness, crooked dealing (Proverbs 11:3; Proverbs 15:4)

Pronunciation: seh'-lef · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5558

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 11:3 Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
  • Proverbs 15:4 Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).