# סֶלֶף (selef)

Israeli respelling: se-lef. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5558. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness

King James renderings: perverseness.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/selef-h5558

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/11/3) — The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
- [Proverbs 15:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/15/4) — A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.