To pervert
סָלַףStrong’s H5557salaph (sa-laph)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Salaph is the Hebrew word usually translated “so it may pervert”, “it subverts” and “overturns”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Meaning
- To twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin(Piel)
How it's translated
- so it may pervert 2
- it subverts 2
- he overturns 1
- subverting 1
- and he has subverted 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 4
- Exodus 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- Job 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
- Job 12:19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- Proverbs 13:6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
- Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
- Proverbs 22:12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Hebrew dictionary
סָלַף salaph · to pervert
1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to pervert (of bribery) 1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overturn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
O'VERTURN, noun
State of being overturned or subverted; overthrow.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.