בִּ/שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ
𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤊
bisefateykha
with your 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.
Proverbs 24:28 · Word #7
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | with your lips |
Morphology HR/Ncfdc/Sp2ms
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 H8193-07
in your pair of lips
| Root | שפה (ś-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | edge, border, boundary, lip, speech, language |
| Semantic Range | lip (anatomical), speech, language, utterance, edge, border, brim, shore, margin |
| Conceptual Significance | Lips function as the boundary between inner thought and outward speech, symbolizing the moral and spiritual weight of spoken words. In biblical theology, what is "in the lips" reflects the heart and carries covenantal and ethical significance. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + noun שָׂפָה in feminine dual construct (שְׂפָתֵי) + 2nd person masculine singular pronominal suffix ךָ. The dual form denotes the natural pair of lips. |
| Rendering Rationale | The prefixed ב marks location (“in”), and the noun is feminine dual construct ("lips," literally a pair of edges) with a 2ms suffix (“your,” masculine singular). Rendering it as “in your pair of lips” preserves the dual form and reflects the root sense of lips as boundary-edges through which speech passes. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שפה (edge, border, boundary, lip, speech, language)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8193-05 |
bisefatay | with my two lips |
H830-02 |
haashepot | the scrap-heap |
H8193-08 |
lisefat | to 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 |