וּ/שְׂפָת/וֹ֙
𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤅
usefato
and its brim
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.
2 Chronicles 4:5 · Word #3
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | and its brim |
Morphology HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H8193-32
and his boundary-lip
| Root | שׂפה (ś-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | edge, boundary, lip, border, speech |
| Semantic Range | lip (of a person), speech or language, edge or brim of a vessel, bank of a river, seashore, border or boundary |
| Conceptual Significance | שָׂפָה expresses the idea of a defining boundary—whether the physical edge of an object or the figurative boundary of speech and language. It links physical limits with communicative identity, as seen in references to shared "lip" (language) or to the brims and borders that mark sacred or constructed space. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + noun common feminine singular construct שְׂפַת + 3rd masculine singular suffix וֹ; literally "and the lip of him/it." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂפָה fundamentally denotes a lip as the boundary or edge of something. Rendering it "boundary-lip" preserves the concrete root sense of an edge or border, while "and his" reflects the prefixed conjunction and the 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix in the construct form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׂפה (edge, boundary, lip, border, speech)
| 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 |