שְׁפָיִ֖ים
𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤉𐤌
shefayim
bare heights
from שָׁפָה; bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain; high place, stick out.
Isaiah 49:9 · Word #11
Lexicon H8205
| Lemma | שְׁפִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤉 |
| Transliteration | shᵉphîy |
| Strong's | H8205 |
| In-context | bare heights |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8205-01
bald heights
| Root | שפה (sh-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | to be bare, to be smooth, to be exposed, bareness |
| Semantic Range | bare hills, exposed ridges, treeless highlands, prominent elevated places |
| Conceptual Significance | These "bald heights" are frequently associated with high places used for worship, often illicit or idolatrous, and symbolize exposure—both physical (treeless terrain) and spiritual (places where covenant unfaithfulness was enacted). |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine noun in the plural absolute form (HNcmpa); no article or suffix; denotes multiple elevated locations characterized by bareness. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שְׁפָיִים is a masculine plural absolute form, so the rendering preserves the plural number with "heights." The adjective "bald" reflects the root idea of bareness or smooth exposure from שפה, conveying terrain stripped of vegetation or cover. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שפה (to be bare, to be smooth, to be exposed, bareness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8193-05 |
bisefatay | with my two lips |
H8193-07 |
bisefateykha | in your pair of lips |
H830-01 |
haashepot | the scrap-heap |
Word Usage (10 occurrences of H8205)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 23:3 | שֶֽׁפִי | shefi | to a bare height |
| Isaiah 41:18 | שְׁפָיִים֙ | shefayim | bare heights |
| Isaiah 49:9 | שְׁפָיִ֖ים | shefayim | bare heights |