שְׂפַ֥ת
𐤔𐤐𐤕
sefat
the bank
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.
Genesis 41:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | the bank |
Morphology HNcfsc
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 H8193-13
lip-of
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in construct state (HNcfsc) from שָׂפָה. The construct form שְׂפַת links the noun to a following genitive (e.g., "lip of the sea," "lip of the river"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form שְׂפַת is feminine singular in the construct state ("lip of"). Rendering it as "lip-of" preserves both the core image of a boundary or edge (the lip as the edge of the mouth or a vessel) and the grammatical requirement that it be completed by a following noun. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שפה (lip, edge, boundary, border, brink, language, speech)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8193-05 |
bisefatay | with my two lips |
H8193-07 |
bisefateykha | in your pair of lips |
H830-02 |
haashepot | the scrap-heap |
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 |