שִׂפְתֵי/הֶ֥ם
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌
sifeteyhem
their lips
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.
H8193
Proverbs 24:2 · Word #6
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | their lips |
Morphology HNcfdc/Sp3mp
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 H8193-26
their boundary-lips
| Root | שפה (š-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | edge, border, lip, boundary, speech, language |
| Semantic Range | Lip, lips, speech, language, edge, border, brim, bank, shore, margin, side. |
| Conceptual Significance | שָׂפָה links the physical lips with the concept of language and boundaries, highlighting speech as the outward edge of the inner person. In biblical theology, it can signify unity or division among peoples (as in shared or confused language) and underscores the moral weight of words spoken at the ‘boundary’ of the mouth. |
| Morphological Notes | Feminine dual noun in construct (שִׂפְתֵי) from שָׂפָה, with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix הֶם (“their”). The dual form reflects the natural pair of lips. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂפָה fundamentally denotes an edge or boundary, extended metaphorically to the lips as the boundary of the mouth and to speech or language. The form שִׂפְתֵי is feminine dual in construct, joined with the 3rd person masculine plural suffix הֶם (“their”), hence “their boundary-lips,” preserving both the root sense of boundary and the plural possessive. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שפה (edge, border, lip, boundary, speech, language)
| 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 |
H8193-08 |
lisefat | to the lip-boundary of |
H8193-13 |
sefat | lip-of |
H8205-01 |
shefayim | bald heights |
H8195-01 |
shefi | Bald-One |
H8193-29 |
sifetoteykhem | your boundary-lips |
H8194-01 |
ushefot | and strained-curds of |
H8192-01 |
veshupu | and they stuck out |
H8193-36 |
vesifetot | and lips of |
H8193-37 |
visefatayim | with two 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 |