בְּ/שִׂפְתֵ֣י
𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉
besifetey
on the lips of
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.
Proverbs 10:13 · Word #1
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | on the lips of |
Morphology HR/Ncfdc
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 H8193-02
in the two boundary-lips of
| Root | שׂפה (ś-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | edge, boundary, lip, border, speech, language |
| Semantic Range | lip (physical), speech, language, utterance, edge, brink, shore, rim, border of objects or territories |
| Conceptual Significance | שָׂפָה links the physical boundary of the mouth with the abstract concept of language and speech, reflecting the Hebrew view of words as proceeding from a defining boundary. It can symbolize communication, covenantal confession, or the dividing edges of land and sea, emphasizing limits and points of transition. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in/on") + feminine dual noun שִׂפְתֵי in construct form from שָׂפָה; dual indicates the natural pair (two lips), and construct requires a following genitive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂפָה derives from a root conveying the idea of an edge or boundary, hence "lip" as the boundary of the mouth. The form שִׂפְתֵי is feminine dual construct, so "two ... of" preserves the dual number and construct relationship, while the prefixed בְּ is rendered "in." "Boundary-lips" retains the root sense of an edge while reflecting the concrete image of lips. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׂפה (edge, boundary, lip, border, speech, language)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8193-01 |
besefetoteykha | within your lips |
H8193-03 |
besifetoteyhem | in their lips |
H8193-04 |
bisefat | at the lip-boundary of |
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 |