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Lexicon :: Strong's H8193 - śāp̄â

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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))

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TWOT Reference: 2278a

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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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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)

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STRONGS H8193: Abbreviations

שָׂפָה ₁₇₆ noun feminine [masculine Exodus 28:32, edge, compare Albr^{ZAW 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

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 GASm^{G 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).

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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

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Deuteronomy

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1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

Job

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

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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

Hosea

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

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Strong's Number H8193 matches the Hebrew שָׂפָה (śāp̄â),
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Eze 3:5 - “For you are not being sent to a people of [fn]unintelligible speech^H8193 or difficult language, but to the house of Israel,

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Eze 3:6 - nor to many peoples of [fn]unintelligible speech^H8193 or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. [fn]But I have sent you to [fn]the people who understand you;

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Eze 36:3 - therefore prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “[fn]For good reason they have made you desolate and harassed you from every side, so that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations; and you have been taken up in the [fn]talk^H8193 and the rumor of the people.”’”

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Eze 43:13 -

“And these^H428 are the measurements^H4060 of the altar^H4196 by cubits^H520 (the cubit^H520 being a [fn]cubit^H520 and a hand^H2948 width^H2948): the [fn]base^H2436 shall be a cubit^H520 and the width^H7341 a cubit^H520, and its border^H1366 on its edge^H8193 all^H5439 around^H5439 one^H259 span^H2239; and this^H2088 shall be the height of the [fn]base^H1354 of the altar^H4196.

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Eze 47:6 - And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me [fn]back to the bank^H8193 of the river.

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Eze 47:7 - Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank^H8193 of the river there were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

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Eze 47:12 - “And by the river on its bank^H8193, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

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Dan 10:16 - And behold, [fn]one who resembled a human was touching my lips^H8193. Then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “My lord, due to the vision [fn]anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.

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Dan 12:5 -

Then I, Daniel^H1840, looked^H7200, and behold^H2009, two^H8147 others^H312 were standing^H5975, one^H259 on this^H2008 bank^H8193 of the stream^H2975 and the other^H259 on that bank^H8193 of the stream^H2975.

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Take^H3947 words^H1697 with you and return^H7725 to the LORD^H3068.

Say^H559 to Him, “Take^H5375 away all^H3605 guilt^H5771

And [fn]receive^H3947 us graciously^H2896,

So that we may present^H7999 [fn]the fruit^H6529 of our lips^H8193.

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Hab 3:16 -

I heard^H8085, and my [fn]inner^H990 parts^H990 trembled^H7264;

At the sound^H6963, my lips^H8193 quivered^H6750.

Decay^H7538 enters^H935 my bones^H6106,

And in^H8478 my place^H8478 I tremble^H7264;

Because^H834 I [fn]must wait^H5117 quietly^H5117 for the day^H3117 of distress^H6869,

[fn]For the people^H5971 to arise^H5927 who will attack^H1464 us.

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Zep 3:9 -

“For then^H227 I will [fn]restore^H2015 to the peoples^H5971 pure^H1305 lips^H8193,

So that all^H3605 of them may call^H7121 on the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068,

To serve^H5647 Him [fn]shoulder^H7926 to shoulder^H7926.

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Mal 2:6 - “[fn]True instruction was in his mouth and injustice was not found on his lips^H8193; he walked with Me in peace and justice, and he turned many back from wrongdoing.

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Mal 2:7 - “For the lips^H8193 of a priest should maintain knowledge, and people should seek [fn]instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of armies.

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