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HebrewH8193Noun (Feminine)

שָׂפָה

sa.phah

139Occurrences
H8193Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from H5595 (סָפָה) or H8192 (שָׁפָה) through the idea of termination (compare H5490 (סוֹף));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

שָׂפָה appears 139 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
45
Exodus
13
Isaiah
12
Job
12
Psalms
10
Ezk
7
Genesis
7
1 Kings
4

Key Passages

1 Kings 7:23BSB

He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.

Exodus 6:12BSB

But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

Isaiah 59:3BSB

For your hands are stained with blood,and your fingers with iniquity;your lips have spoken lies,and your tongue mutters injustice.

Proverbs 10:10BSB

He who winks the eye causes grief,and foolish lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 20:15BSB

There is an abundance of gold and rubies,but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.