וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥י
𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉
sâphâh
but the lips
The anatomical lip; by extension, the edge or boundary of an object, especially a vessel or body of water; in abstract or collective sense, language or speech. In concrete contexts, refers to the physical lips as organs for speaking or as an indicator of speech; in spatial contexts, describes the border, margin, or rim of diverse entities.
Proverbs 14:3 · Word #5
Lexicon H8193
| Lemma | שָׂפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | sâphâh |
| Strong's | H8193 |
| Definition | The anatomical lip; by extension, the edge or boundary of an object, especially a vessel or body of water; in abstract or collective sense, language or speech. In concrete contexts, refers to the physical lips as organs for speaking or as an indicator of speech; in spatial contexts, describes the border, margin, or rim of diverse entities. |
Morphology HC/Ncfdc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | d — Dual — Dual (exactly two) |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | but the lips |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8193-35
and lips of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + feminine dual noun in construct state (שִׂפְתֵי) from שׂפה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is feminine dual in construct form, denoting the paired anatomical lips as boundary-edges of the mouth. The prefixed conjunction וְ adds "and," while the construct state requires the relational sense "of." |
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