H8193Hebrewśəp̄aṯ

שָׂפָה

band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

176

Total Occurrences

25

Books

176

Old Testament

0

New Testament

Detailed Definition

1lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
2lip (as body part)
3language
4edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

Etymology & Derivation

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: sâphâh; Pronunciation: saw-faw'