Numbers 23:21
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
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Perverseness
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Ezekiel 9:9
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
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2 occurrences in 2 verses.
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סֶלֶף
çeleph · seh'-lef
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
Strong's KJV usage: perverseness.
Strong's first: Proverbs 11:3Strong's last: Proverbs 15:4
Open full H5558 profile →לוּז
lûwz · looz
1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse
Strong's KJV usage: depart, froward, perverse(-ness).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 30:12Strong's last: Isaiah 30:12
Open full H3868 profile →מֻטֶּה
muṭṭeh · moot-teh'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a stretching, i.e. distortion (figuratively, iniquity)
Strong's KJV usage: perverseness.
Strong's first: Ezekiel 9:9Strong's last: Ezekiel 9:9
Open full H4297 profile →עֶוֶל
ʻevel · eh'-vel
1 times translated as this KJV form53 total Strong's occurrences
(moral) evil
Strong's KJV usage: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 59:3Strong's last: Isaiah 59:3
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ʻâmâl · aw-mawl'
1 times translated as this KJV form55 total Strong's occurrences
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
Strong's KJV usage: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
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Strong's first: Numbers 23:21Strong's last: Numbers 23:21
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H5999
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
H5558
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
H5558
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
H3868
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
H5766
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
H4297
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
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perverseness
PERVERSENESS, noun pervers'ness. Disposition to cross or vex; untractableness; crossness of temper; a disposition uncomplying, unaccommodating or acting in opposition to what is proper or what is desired by others.
Her whom he wishes most, shall seldom gain
Through her perverseness
1. Perversion. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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