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Lexicon :: Strong's H8222 - śāp̄ām

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שָׂפָם
Transliteration
śāp̄ām
Pronunciation
saw-fawm'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2279

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂפָם sâphâm, saw-fawm'; from H8193; the beard (as a lip-piece):—beard, (upper) lip.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H8222 in the following manner: lip (3x), upper lip (1x), beard (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H8222 in the following manner: lip (3x), upper lip (1x), beard (1x).
  1. moustache

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂפָם sâphâm, saw-fawm'; from H8193; the beard (as a lip-piece):—beard, (upper) lip.
STRONGS H8222: Abbreviations
שָׂפָם noun [masculine] moustache (compare N Syriac bdb097401 rete; on meaning and form see Thes Ol408ii. 73); — absolute שׂ׳ Micah 3:7 +, suffix שְׂפָמוֺ 2 Samuel 19:25; — moustache: עָשָׂה שׂ׳ 2 Samuel 19:25 (Greek Version of the LXX μύστάξ) i.e. trim it; עָטָה עַלשֿׂ׳ Micah 3:7; Ezekiel 24:17, 22; Leviticus 13:45 (P; see I. עטה 1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

13:45

2 Samuel

19:25; 19:25

Ezekiel

24:17; 24:22

Micah

3:7; 3:7

H8222

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8222 matches the Hebrew שָׂפָם (śāp̄ām),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:45 - “The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip[fn] and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:24 - And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had neither taken care of his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:22 - And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 - the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
they shall all cover their lips,
for there is no answer from God.
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