שְׂפָתֶ֣י/הָ
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤄
sefateyha
her lips
or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
1 Samuel 1:13 · Word #7
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | her lips |
Morphology HNcfdc/Sp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | d — Dual — Dual (exactly two) |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H8193-19
the boundary-lips of her
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine noun in the dual construct form (שְׂפָתֵי), with a 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix (־הָ), yielding "the lips of her." The dual form reflects the natural pair of lips. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂפָה fundamentally denotes an edge or boundary, and by extension the lips as the boundary of the mouth. Rendering it as "boundary-lips" preserves this core imagery while reflecting the dual form (two lips) and the third feminine singular pronominal suffix, expressed as "of her." |
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Words from Root שׂפה (edge, border, boundary, lip, margin, shore, language)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8193-01 |
besefetoteykha | within your lips |
H8193-02 |
besifetey | in the two boundary-lips of |
H8193-03 |
besifetoteyhem | in their lips |
Word Usage (177 occurrences of H8193)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:1 | שָׂפָ֣ה | safah | language |
| Genesis 11:6 | וְ/שָׂפָ֤ה | vesafah | and language |
| Genesis 11:7 | שְׂפָתָ֑/ם | sefatam | their language |