Strong’s H8193
שָׂפָה — sâphâh
שָׂפָה (sâphâh, Strong’s H8193) means: the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
- H8193
- /saw-faw'/
- 177× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- sâphâh
- Pronunciation
- saw-faw'
- Occurrences
- 177
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׂפָה
- Definition
- the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
- Derivation
- or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from H5595 (סָפָה) or H8192 (שָׁפָה) through the idea of termination (compare H5490 (סוֹף));
- King James Version renders it as
- band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Derived from
- סָפָה çâphâhH5595 · to scrape (literally · 20×
- שָׁפָה shâphâhH8192 · to abrade · 2×
- סוֹף çôwphH5490 · a termination · 5×
Words derived from sâphâh
- שָׂפָם sâphâmH8222 · the beard · 5×
Where it appears
The first verses that use sâphâh (177 times in all).
Sources
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