שִׂפְתֵי
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉
sâphâh
lips
The anatomical lip; by extension, the edge or boundary of an object, especially a vessel or body of water; in abstract or collective sense, language or speech. In concrete contexts, refers to the physical lips as organs for speaking or as an indicator of speech; in spatial contexts, describes the border, margin, or rim of diverse entities.
Proverbs 14:7 · Word #7
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| Definition | The anatomical lip; by extension, the edge or boundary of an object, especially a vessel or body of water; in abstract or collective sense, language or speech. In concrete contexts, refers to the physical lips as organs for speaking or as an indicator of speech; in spatial contexts, describes the border, margin, or rim of diverse entities. |
Morphology HNcfdc
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lips |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8193-25
edges of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, dual, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is feminine dual construct from שׂפה, whose core sense is boundary or lip. The dual reflects a paired boundary (as with lips), and the construct state requires the relational sense "of," yielding "edges of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
lips of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'edges of' is incorrect in this context, as 'שִׂפְתֵי' refers to speech (metonymy for words or lips) and not literal edges. 'Lips of' is more contextually accurate per the silex_definition and usage in Proverbs. |