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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 Ol408 Köii. 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).
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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

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:45 - “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt,[fn] cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:24 - Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:22 - And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 - The seers will be ashamed and the diviners disgraced. They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God.”
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