BDB5625
סָלַף verb twist, pervert, overturn ( ᵑ7 סְלַף twist (rare); Arabic [untranscribed source text 3596] is pass, pass away, come to naught Lane1407 f.); —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5557 |
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| Word: | סָלַף |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | calaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | saw-laf' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert |
| KJV Renderings: | overthrow, pervert. |
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סָלַף verb twist, pervert, overturn ( ᵑ7 סְלַף twist (rare); Arabic [untranscribed source text 3596] is pass, pass away, come to naught Lane1407 f.); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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