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Lexicon :: Strong's H8193 - śāp̄â

Aa
שָׂפָה
Transliteration
śāp̄â
Pronunciation
saw-faw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from סָפָה (H5595) or שָׁפָה (H8192) through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף (H5490))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2278a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂפָה sâphâh, saw-faw'; or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת sepheth; probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 176x

The KJV translates Strong's H8193 in the following manner: lip (112x), bank (10x), brim (8x), edge (8x), language (7x), speech (6x), shore (6x), brink (5x), border (3x), side (3x), prating (2x), vain (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 176x
The KJV translates Strong's H8193 in the following manner: lip (112x), bank (10x), brim (8x), edge (8x), language (7x), speech (6x), shore (6x), brink (5x), border (3x), side (3x), prating (2x), vain (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding

    1. lip (as body part)

    2. language

    3. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂפָה sâphâh, saw-faw'; or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת sepheth; probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); 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.
STRONGS H8193: Abbreviations
שָׂפָה 176 noun feminine [masculine Exodus 28:32, edge, compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 76], lip, speech, edge; — absolute שׂ׳ Genesis 11:1 +, construct שְׂפַת Genesis 11:7 +; suffix שְׂפָתוֺ 1 Kings 7:23 +, etc.; oftener dual שְׂפָתַיִם Isaiah 6:5 +, construct שִׂפְתֵי Psalm 12:4 +; suffix שְׂפָתַי Jeremiah 17:16 +, suffix 3rd person masculine plural שְׂפָתֵימוֺ Psalm 59:13; Psalm 140:4; Psalm 140:10, etc.; plural (in poetry and late) construct שִׂפְתוֺת Ecclesiastes 10:12, suffix שִׂפְתוֺתֶיךָ etc. Psalm 45:3; Psalm 59:8; Isaiah 59:3; Songs 4:3, 11; Songs 5:13; —
1. lip:
a. usually (approximately + 108 times) human organ of speech (often || פֶּה, לָשׁוֺן rarely [only late poetry] חֵךְ : + 10 times Job; + 25 times Psalms; + 45 times Proverbs):
(1) Isaiah 29:13; Leviticus 5:4 (P), Job 13:6; Malachi 2:6; Psalm 12:5; Proverbs 5:3 +; דַּל שׂ׳ Psalm 141:3 (see דָּל); אִישׁ שׂ׳ Job 11:2 = a talker, אֱוִיל שׂ׳ Proverbs 10:8 — Proverbs 10:10 (MT; but see Toy); טְמֵא שְׂפָתַיִם Isaiah 6:5 (twice in verse) compare Isaiah 6:7; Daniel 10:16; עֲרַל שׂ׳ Exodus 6:12, 30 (P; unskilled in speech); עִקֵּשׁ שׂ׳ Exodus 19:1; שׂ׳ פֹּתֶה Exodus 20:19 see [פָּתָה]; מוֺצָא שׂ׳ i.e. utterance, Deuteronomy 23:24; Jeremiah 17:16; Numbers 30:13 (P), Psalm 89:35, רוּחַ שׂ׳ Isaiah 11:4 (of Messianic king), דְּבַר שׂ׳ Psalm 59:13; Proverbs 14:23 +, = mere, empty, word 2 Kings 18:20 = Isaiah 36:5; תְּבוּאַת שׂ׳ Proverbs 18:20, נוב שׂ׳ Isaiah 57:19 (thanksgiving), compare Hosea 14:3 (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version and most פְּדִי for פָּרִים); of flattery, חֵלֶק שׂ׳ Proverbs 7:21, שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֺת Psalm 12:3; Psalm 12:4; compare שִׂפְתֵי מִרְמָה Psalm 17:1, שֶׁקֶר שׂ׳ Psalm 31:9 + 4 times, שְׂפַת אָוֶן Proverbs 17:4; poison beneath (compare לָשׁוֺן) Psalm 140:4 (figurative); שׂ׳ פֶּשַׁע Proverbs 12:13; לְזוּת שׂ׳ Proverbs 4:24; אֱמֶת שׂ׳ Proverbs 12:19, יָ֑תֶר שׂ׳ Proverbs 17:7, צֶדֶק שׂ׳ Proverbs 16:13, דַּעַת שׂ׳ Proverbs 14:7; Proverbs 20:15; חֵן שׂ׳ Proverbs 22:11; שָׂפָה בְרוּרָה Zephaniah 3:9; רְנָנוֺת שׂ׳ Psalm 63:5 i.e. lips that shout for joy; with verbs: שׂ׳ פָּתַח (to speak) Job 11:5; Job 30:20 (Gi Job 30:21), compare Psalm 51:17, מִפְתַּח שׂ׳ Proverbs 8:6; שׂ׳ פָּשַׁק Proverbs 13:3 i.e. prate; מָֽלְאוּ זַעַם שׂ׳ Isaiah 30:27; שׂ׳ subject of דִּבֶּר Isaiah 59:3; Proverbs 24:2; נָשָׂא עַלשֿׂ׳ Psalm 16:14 ; קָרַץ שׂ׳ Proverbs 16:30 = backbite; אָטַם שׂ׳ Proverbs 17:28 —חָשַׂךְ שׂ׳ Proverbs 10:19, כָּלָא שׂ׳ Psalm 40:10.
† (2) lips moving in speech, with נוּעַ 1 Samuel 1:13, נִיד Job 16:5.
† (3) transition to meaning speech, עָלָה עַלשְֿׂפַת לָשׁוֺן Ezekiel 36:3; = ability to speak Job 12:20.
†b. organ of laughter Job 8:21.
†c. of insulting grimace הִפְטִיר בְּשׂ׳ Psalm 22:8.
†d. quivering in terror Habakkuk 3:16.
†e. feature of beauty Songs 4:3 (scarlet).
f. place of bridle 2 Kings 19:28 = Isaiah 37:29 (see מֶתֶג).
†g. receiving kiss Proverbs 24:26 compare Songs 4:11 and (in figurative) Songs 7:10.
†h. of divine speech, מִצְוַת שׂ׳ Job 23:12, דְּבַר שׂ׳ Psalm 17:4.
†2. language (see לָשׁוֺן), Genesis 11:1, 6, 7 (twice in verse); Genesis 11:9; Psalm 81:6; עַם עִמְקֵי שׂ׳ Ezekiel 3:5, 6; Isaiah 33:19, לַעֲגֵי שׂ׳ Isaiah 28:11; שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן Isaiah 19:18 (i.e. Hebrew).
†3. edge: shore of sea Genesis 22:17 (J) + 7 times; bank of river Genesis 41:3, 17 (E) + 5 times, of wady (נַחַל) Deuteronomy 2:36 + 7 times; lip (bank) of אָבֵל מְחוֺלָה Judges 7:22 compare GASmG 400; brim of vessel 1 Kings 7:23 (twice in verse) + 7 times; edge of altar Ezekiel 43:13; of curtains (in pairs) Exodus 26:4 (twice in verse) (P) + 6 times; of חשֶׁן, toward ephod Exodus 28:26 = Exodus 39:19 (P); of round opening in robe (יִהְיֶה) לְפִיו שׂ׳ Exodus 28:32 = Exodus 39:23 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:1; 11:1; 11:6; 11:7; 11:7; 11:9; 22:17; 41:3; 41:17

Exodus

6:12; 6:30; 19:1; 20:19; 26:4; 28:26; 28:32; 28:32; 39:19; 39:23

Leviticus

5:4

Numbers

30:13

Deuteronomy

2:36; 23:24

Judges

7:22

1 Samuel

1:13

1 Kings

7:23; 7:23

2 Kings

18:20; 19:28

Job

8:21; 11:2; 11:5; 12:20; 13:6; 16:5; 23:12; 30:20; 30:21

Psalms

12:3; 12:4; 12:4; 12:5; 17:1; 17:4; 22:8; 31:9; 40:10; 45:3; 51:17; 59:8; 59:13; 59:13; 63:5; 81:6; 89:35; 140:4; 140:4; 140:10; 141:3

Proverbs

4:24; 5:3; 7:21; 8:6; 10:8; 10:10; 10:19; 12:13; 12:19; 13:3; 14:7; 14:23; 16:13; 16:30; 17:4; 17:7; 17:28; 18:20; 20:15; 22:11; 24:2; 24:26

Ecclesiastes

10:12

Song of Songs

4:3; 4:3; 4:11; 4:11; 5:13; 7:10

Isaiah

6:5; 6:5; 6:7; 11:4; 19:18; 28:11; 29:13; 30:27; 33:19; 36:5; 37:29; 57:19; 59:3; 59:3

Jeremiah

17:16; 17:16

Ezekiel

3:5; 3:6; 36:3; 43:13

Daniel

10:16

Hosea

14:3

Habakkuk

3:16

Zephaniah

3:9

Malachi

2:6

H8193

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8193 matches the Hebrew שָׂפָה (śāp̄â),
which occurs 177 times in 164 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 4 (Job 12:20–Pro 12:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20 - He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 - Listen to my charge;
pay attention to my arguments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6 - Your own mouth condemns you, not I.
Your own lips testify against you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:5 - But if it were me, I would encourage you.
I would try to take away your grief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:12 - I have not departed from his commands,
but have treasured his words more than daily food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips will speak no evil,
and my tongue will speak no lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:20 - I must speak to find relief,
so let me give my answers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:3 - I speak with all sincerity;
I speak the truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2 - Neighbors lie to each other,
speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:3 - May the LORD cut off their flattering lips
and silence their boastful tongues.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:4 - They say, “We will lie to our hearts’ content.
Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:4 - Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods.
I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood
or even speak the names of their gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - A prayer of David.

O LORD, hear my plea for justice.
Listen to my cry for help.
Pay attention to my prayer,
for it comes from honest lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - I have followed your commands,
which keep me from following cruel and evil people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - For you have given him his heart’s desire;
you have withheld nothing he requested.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:7 - Everyone who sees me mocks me.
They sneer and shake their heads, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Silence their lying lips—
those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 - Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I have told all your people about your justice.
I have not been afraid to speak out,
as you, O LORD, well know.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:2 - You are the most handsome of all.
Gracious words stream from your lips.
God himself has blessed you forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:15 - Unseal my lips, O Lord,
that my mouth may praise you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:7 - Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths;
their words cut like swords.
“After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - Because of the sinful things they say,
because of the evil that is on their lips,
let them be captured by their pride,
their curses, and their lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:3 - Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:5 - You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14 - yes, the sacred vows that I made
when I was in deep trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:23 - I will shout for joy and sing your praises,
for you have ransomed me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:5 - He made it a law for Israel[fn]
when he attacked Egypt to set us free.
I heard an unknown voice say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:34 - No, I will not break my covenant;
I will not take back a single word I said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:33 - They made Moses angry,[fn]
and he spoke foolishly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:13 - I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171 - Let praise flow from my lips,
for you have taught me your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:2 - Rescue me, O LORD, from liars
and from all deceitful people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:9 - Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:3 - Take control of what I say, O LORD,
and guard my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:24 - Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:2 - Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3 - For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:21 - So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:6 - Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.
Everything I say is right,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - The wise are glad to be instructed,
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - People who wink at wrong cause trouble,
but a bold reproof promotes peace.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:13 - Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 - Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
slandering others makes you a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19 - Too much talk leads to sin.
Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:32 - The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.

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