בִּ֭/שְׂפָתָי/ו
𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅
bisefatayv
with his 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 26:24 · Word #2
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| In-context | with his lips |
Morphology HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms
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 H8193-06
with his two lips
| Root | שׂפה (ś-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | edge, boundary, border, lip, shore, language, speech |
| Semantic Range | lip, edge, border, brim, bank, shore, margin; by extension speech, language, utterance, talk |
| Conceptual Significance | As the "edge" of the mouth, the lips represent the boundary where inner thought becomes spoken word. In biblical theology, the lips signify confession, praise, deceit, or covenantal declaration—highlighting the moral and spiritual weight carried by speech. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("with/by") + noun שָׂפָה in feminine dual construct (שְׂפָתַיִם → שְׂפָתָי־) + 3ms pronominal suffix ו ("his"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שָׂפָה fundamentally denotes an edge or boundary, from which the sense "lip" (as the boundary of the mouth) develops. The form here is feminine dual construct with a 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefixed בְּ, yielding "with his two lips," preserving both the dual number and the masculine singular possession. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׂפה (edge, boundary, border, lip, shore, language, speech)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8193-01 |
besefetoteykha | within your lips |
H8193-02 |
besifetey | in the two boundary-lips of |
H8193-03 |
besifetoteyhem | in their 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 |