Word Study · Strong's H8193 · Hebrew
שָׂפָה
saphah
saw-faw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sâphâh
“the lip (as a natural boundary)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Rendered in the KJV as
band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
- 176occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 25 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 91inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 176 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 91
- שְׂפַ֥ת13
- שְׂפַת־12
- שְׂפַ֣ת8
- שְׂפָתַ֣י7
- שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו7
- שִׂפְתֵ֣י6
- שִׂפְתֵי־6
- שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם5
- שְׂפָתָ֣יו4
- שְׂפָתַ֔יִם4
- שְׂפַ֤ת3
- שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י3
and 79 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 50
- lips my19
- lips16
- lips his15
- [the] edge of11
- [the] lips of10
- lips your9
- [the] shore of8
- [the] bank of7
- a lip of6
- lips of6
- lips her5
- lip4
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 34
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)39
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)17
- noun · feminine dual16
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular15
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular14
- noun · feminine singular9
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular7
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular5
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 39
- HNcfdc · 17
- HNcfda · 16
- HNcmpc/Sp1bs · 15
- HNcfdc/Sp3ms · 14
- HNcfsa · 9
- HNcfdc/Sp2ms · 7
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 6
- HNcfdc/Sp3fs · 5
- HR/Ncfsc · 5
- HNcfdc/Sp1bs · 4
- HNcfdc/Sp3mp · 4
All 176, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Proverbs46 of 176 · 26%
- Psalms28 of 176 · 16%
- Exodus17 of 176 · 10%
- Isaiah13 of 176 · 7%
- Job12 of 176 · 7%
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis8 occurrences
- Genesis 11:1שָׂפָ֣הsafahnoun · feminine singularNow the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.here: language
- Genesis 11:6וְשָׂפָ֤הvesafahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.here: and a language
- Genesis 11:7שְׂפָתָ֑םsefatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralCome, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”here: language their
- Genesis 11:7שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”here: [the] language of
- Genesis 11:9שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.here: [the] language of
- Genesis 22:17שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.here: [the] shore of
- Genesis 41:3שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.here: [the] bank of
- Genesis 41:17שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,here: [the] bank of
Exodus17 occurrences
- Exodus 2:3שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.here: [the] bank of
- Exodus 6:12שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פsefatayimnoun · feminine dualBut 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?”here: lips
- Exodus 6:30שְׂפָתַ֔יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualBut in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”here: lips
- Exodus 7:15שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.here: [the] bank of
- Exodus 14:30שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.here: [the] shore of
- Exodus 26:4שְׂפַ֤תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.here: [the] edge of
- Exodus 26:4בִּשְׂפַ֣תbisfatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.here: on [the] edge of
- Exodus 26:10שְׂפַ֤תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.here: [the] edge of
- Exodus 26:10שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.here: [the] edge of
- Exodus 28:26שְׂפָת֕וֹsefatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.here: edge its
- Exodus 28:32שָׂפָ֡הsafahnoun · feminine singularwith an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.here: an edge
- Exodus 36:11שְׂפַ֤תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.here: [the] edge of
- Exodus 36:11בִּשְׂפַ֣תbisfatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.here: on [the] edge of
- Exodus 36:17שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.here: [the] edge of
- Exodus 36:17שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.here: [the] edge of
- Exodus 39:19שְׂפָת֕וֹsefatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThey made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.here: edge its
- Exodus 39:23שָׂפָ֥הsafahnoun · feminine singularwith an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.here: an edge
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 30:6שְׂפָתֶ֔יהָsefateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularIf a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,here: lips her
- Numbers 30:8שְׂפָתֶ֔יהָsefateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularBut if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.here: lips her
- Numbers 30:12שְׂפָתֶ֧יהָsefateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularBut if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.here: lips her
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 2:36שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.here: [the] edge of
- Deuteronomy 4:48שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),here: [the] edge of
- Deuteronomy 23:23שְׂפָתֶ֖יךָsefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBe careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.here: lips your
Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 11:4שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.here: [the] shore of
- Joshua 12:2שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,here: [the] edge of
- Joshua 13:9שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,here: [the] edge of
- Joshua 13:16שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,here: [the] edge of
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 7:12שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.here: [the] shore of
- Judges 7:22שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.here: [the] border of
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:13שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָsefateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularHannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunkhere: lips her
- 1 Samuel 13:5שְׂפַֽת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.here: [the] shore of
1 Kings7 occurrences
- 1 Kings 4:29שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.here: [the] shore of
- 1 Kings 7:23מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmisefatopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe 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.here: from lip its
- 1 Kings 7:23שְׂפָת֜וֹsefatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe 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.here: lip its
- 1 Kings 7:24לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀lisfatopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBelow the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.here: to lip its
- 1 Kings 7:26וּשְׂפָת֛וֹusefatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.here: and lip its
- 1 Kings 7:26שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.here: [the] lip of
- 1 Kings 9:26שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.here: [the] shore of
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:13שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.here: [the] bank of
- 2 Kings 18:20שְׂפָתַ֔יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?here: lips
- 2 Kings 19:28בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbisfateikhapreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBecause your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’here: on lips your
2 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 4:2מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹmisefatopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe 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.here: from lip its
- 2 Chronicles 4:2שְׂפָת֜וֹsefatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe 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.here: lip its
- 2 Chronicles 4:5וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙usefatoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIt was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.here: and lip its
- 2 Chronicles 4:5שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.here: [the] lip of
- 2 Chronicles 8:17שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.here: [the] shore of
Job12 occurrences
- Job 2:10בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פbisfatavpreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.here: with lips his
- Job 8:21וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָusefateikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularHe will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.here: and lips your
- Job 11:2שְׂפָתַ֣יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dual“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?here: lips
- Job 11:5שְׂפָתָ֣יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut if only God would speak and open His lips against you,here: lips his
- Job 12:20שָׂ֭פָהsafahnoun · feminine singularHe deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.here: a lip
- Job 13:6שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularHear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.here: lips my
- Job 15:6וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָusefateikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYour own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.here: and own lips your
- Job 16:5שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBut I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.here: lips my
- Job 23:12שְׂ֭פָתָיוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.here: lips his
- Job 27:4שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularmy lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.here: lips my
- Job 32:20שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.here: lips my
- Job 33:3שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.here: lips my
Psalms28 occurrences
- Psalms 12:2שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.here: a lip of
- Psalms 12:3שִׂפְתֵ֣יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.here: [the] lips of
- Psalms 12:4שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּsefateinunoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralThey say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”here: lips our
- Psalms 16:4שְׂפָתָֽי׃sefatainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularSorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.here: lips my
- Psalms 17:1שִׂפְתֵ֥יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.here: lips of
- Psalms 17:4שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָsefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAs for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.here: lips your
- Psalms 21:2שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYou have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selahhere: lips his
- Psalms 22:7בְ֝שָׂפָ֗הvesafahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAll who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:here: with a lip
- Psalms 31:18שִׂפְתֵ֫יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.here: lips of
- Psalms 34:13וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָusefateikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularKeep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.here: and lips your
- Psalms 40:9שְׂ֭פָתַיsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.here: lips my
- Psalms 45:2בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָbesefetoteikhapreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.here: on lips your
- Psalms 51:15שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularO Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.here: lips my
- Psalms 59:7בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑םbesiftoteihempreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralSee what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”here: [are] on lips their
- Psalms 59:12שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹsefateimovnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBy the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.here: lips their
- Psalms 63:3שְׂפָתַ֥יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBecause Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.here: lips my
- Psalms 63:5וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יvesifteiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.here: and lips of
- Psalms 66:14שְׂפָתָ֑יsefatainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularthe vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.here: lips my
- Psalms 71:23שְׂ֭פָתַיsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhen I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.here: lips my
- Psalms 81:5שְׂפַ֖תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:here: a language
- Psalms 89:34שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.here: lips my
- Psalms 106:33בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃bisfatavpreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFor they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.here: with lips his
- Psalms 119:13בִּשְׂפָתַ֥יbisfataipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWith my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.here: with lips my
- Psalms 119:171שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.here: lips my
- Psalms 120:2מִשְּׂפַת־misefat-preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.here: from a lip of
- Psalms 140:3שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹsefateimovnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selahhere: lips their
- Psalms 140:9שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹsefateimovnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralMay the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.here: lips their
- Psalms 141:3שְׂפָתָֽי׃sefatainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularSet a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.here: lips my
Proverbs46 occurrences
- Proverbs 4:24שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualPut away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.here: lips
- Proverbs 5:2שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָsefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularthat you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.here: lips your
- Proverbs 5:3שִׂפְתֵ֣יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,here: [the] lips of
- Proverbs 7:21שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָsefateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularWith her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.here: lips her
- Proverbs 8:6שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularListen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.here: lips my
- Proverbs 8:7שְׂפָתַ֣יsefatainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.here: lips my
- Proverbs 10:8שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualA wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.here: lips
- Proverbs 10:10שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualHe who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.here: lips
- Proverbs 10:13בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbesifteipreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.here: on [the] lips of
- Proverbs 10:18שִׂפְתֵי־siftei-noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.here: [is] lips of
- Proverbs 10:19שְׂפָתָ֣יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.here: lips his
- Proverbs 10:21שִׂפְתֵ֣יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.here: [the] lips of
- Proverbs 10:32שִׂפְתֵ֣יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.here: [the] lips of
- Proverbs 12:13שְׂ֭פָתַיִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualAn evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.here: lips
- Proverbs 12:19שְֽׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.here: a lip of
- Proverbs 12:22שִׂפְתֵי־siftei-noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.here: lips of
- Proverbs 13:3שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.here: lips his
- Proverbs 14:3וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יvesifteiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.here: and [the] lips of
- Proverbs 14:7שִׂפְתֵי־siftei-noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.here: lips of
- Proverbs 14:23שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualThere is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.here: lips
- Proverbs 15:7שִׂפְתֵ֣יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.here: [the] lips of
- Proverbs 16:10שִׂפְתֵי־siftei-noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.here: [the] lips of
- Proverbs 16:13שִׂפְתֵי־siftei-noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.here: lips of
- Proverbs 16:21שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualThe wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.here: lips
- Proverbs 16:23שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.here: lips his
- Proverbs 16:27שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹsefatavnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularA worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.here: lip his
- Proverbs 16:30שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.here: lips his
- Proverbs 17:4שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.here: a lip of
- Proverbs 17:7שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!here: a lip of
- Proverbs 17:7שְׂפַת־sefat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!here: a lip of
- Proverbs 17:28שְׂפָתָ֣יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularEven a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.here: lips his
- Proverbs 18:6שִׂפְתֵ֣יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.here: [the] lips of
- Proverbs 18:7וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוusefatavconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularA fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.here: and lips his
- Proverbs 18:20שְׂפָתָ֣יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFrom the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.here: lips his
- Proverbs 19:1שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBetter a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.here: lips his
- Proverbs 20:15שִׂפְתֵי־siftei-noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.here: lips of
- Proverbs 20:19שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.here: lips his
- Proverbs 22:11שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.here: lips his
- Proverbs 22:18שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃sefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularfor it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.here: lips your
- Proverbs 23:16שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָsefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularMy inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.here: lips your
- Proverbs 24:2שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsifteihemnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralfor their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.here: lips their
- Proverbs 24:26שְׂפָתַ֥יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualAn honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.here: lips
- Proverbs 24:28בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃bisfateikhapreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularDo not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.here: with lips your
- Proverbs 26:23שְׂפָתַ֖יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualLike glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.here: lips
- Proverbs 26:24בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbisfatovpreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularA hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.here: with lips his
- Proverbs 27:2שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃sefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularLet another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.here: own lips your
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 4:3שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsiftotayikhnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.here: lips your
- Song of Solomon 4:11שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsiftotayikhnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.here: lips your
- Song of Solomon 5:13שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙siftotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.here: lips his
- Song of Solomon 7:9שִׂפְתֵ֥יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.here: [the] lips of
Isaiah13 occurrences
- Isaiah 6:5שְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙sefatayimnoun · feminine dualThen I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”here: lips
- Isaiah 6:5שְׂפָתַ֔יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualThen I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”here: lips
- Isaiah 6:7שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָsefateikhanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”here: lips your
- Isaiah 11:4שְׂפָתָ֖יוsefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularbut with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.here: lips his
- Isaiah 19:18שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.here: [the] language of
- Isaiah 28:11שָׂפָ֔הsafahnoun · feminine singularIndeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this peoplehere: lip
- Isaiah 29:13וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙uvisfatavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.here: and with lips its
- Isaiah 30:27שְׂפָתָיו֙sefatavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBehold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.here: lips his
- Isaiah 33:19שָׂפָה֙safahnoun · feminine singularYou will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.here: lip
- Isaiah 36:5שְׂפָתַ֔יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?here: lips
- Isaiah 37:29בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbisfateikhapreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBecause your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’here: on lips your
- Isaiah 57:19שְׂפָתָ֑יִםsefatayimnoun · feminine dualbringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”here: lips
- Isaiah 59:3שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙siftoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralFor your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.here: lips your
Lamentations1 occurrence
Ezekiel7 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:5שָׂפָ֛הsafahnoun · feminine singularFor you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—here: lip
- Ezekiel 3:6שָׂפָה֙safahnoun · feminine singularnot to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.here: lip
- Ezekiel 36:3שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers,here: a lip of
- Ezekiel 43:13שְׂפָתָ֤הּsefatahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThese are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar:here: edge its
- Ezekiel 47:6שְׂפַ֥תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.here: [the] bank of
- Ezekiel 47:7שְׂפַ֣תsefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river.here: [the] bank of
- Ezekiel 47:12שְׂפָת֣וֹsefatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAlong both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”here: bank its
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 10:16שְׂפָתָ֑יsefatainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAnd suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.here: lips my
- Daniel 12:5לִשְׂפַ֣תlisfatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.here: to [the] bank of
- Daniel 12:5לִשְׂפַ֥תlisfatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.here: to [the] bank of
Zephaniah1 occurrence
Malachi2 occurrences
- Malachi 2:6בִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvisfatavpreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTrue instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.here: on lips his
- Malachi 2:7שִׂפְתֵ֤יsifteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.here: [the] lips of