שָׂפָה
lip
also: language, speech, shore, bank fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Dual
- Exactly two — for natural pairs and some measures of time.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
137 distinct verses where H8193 appears in the Construct state, across 23 books. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 5 verses
- Genesis 11:7 שְׂפָתָ֑/ם שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs + sfx pers 3mp n c fs cs Come, let's go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
- Genesis 11:9 שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because Yahweh confused the language of all the earth, there. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
- Genesis 22:17 שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
- Genesis 41:3 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.
- Genesis 41:17 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, "In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river:
Exodus 9 verses
- Exodus 2:3 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank.
- Exodus 7:15 שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.
- Exodus 14:30 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- Exodus 26:4 שְׂפַ֤ת בִּ/שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs prep + n c fs cs You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling; and likewise shall you make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.
- Exodus 26:10 שְׂפַ֤ת שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs n c fs cs You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second coupling.
- Exodus 28:26 שְׂפָת֕/וֹ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.
- Exodus 36:11 שְׂפַ֤ת בִּ/שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs prep + n c fs cs He made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling. Likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling.
- Exodus 36:17 שְׂפַ֣ת שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs n c fs cs He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling.
- Exodus 39:19 שְׂפָת֕/וֹ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.
Numbers 3 verses
- Numbers 30:6 שְׂפָתֶ֔י/הָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3fs If she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are on her, or the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul,
- Numbers 30:8 שְׂפָתֶ֔י/הָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3fs But if her husband disallow her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which is on her, and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul: and Yahweh will forgive her.
- Numbers 30:12 שְׂפָתֶ֧י/הָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3fs But if her husband made them null and void in the day that he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband has made them void; and Yahweh will forgive her.
Deuteronomy 3 verses
- Deuteronomy 2:36 שְׂפַת n c fs cs From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and [from] the city that is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Yahweh our God delivered up all before us:
- Deuteronomy 4:48 שְׂפַת n c fs cs from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
- Deuteronomy 23:23 שְׂפָתֶ֖י/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms That which is gone out of your lips you shall observe and do; according as you have vowed to Yahweh your God, a freewill-offering, which you have promised with your mouth.
Joshua 4 verses
- Joshua 11:4 שְׂפַת n c fs cs They went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
- Joshua 12:2 שְׂפַת n c fs cs Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and [the city that is in] the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
- Joshua 13:9 שְׂפַת n c fs cs from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;
- Joshua 13:16 שְׂפַת n c fs cs Their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;
Judges 2 verses
- Judges 7:12 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude.
- Judges 7:22 שְׂפַת n c fs cs They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
1 Samuel 2 verses
- 1 Samuel 1:13 שְׂפָתֶ֣י/הָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3fs Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
- 1 Samuel 13:5 שְׂפַֽת n c fs cs The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.
1 Kings 5 verses
- 1 Kings 4:29 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
- 1 Kings 7:23 מִ/שְּׂפָת֨/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms He made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height of it was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.
- 1 Kings 7:24 לִ/שְׂפָת֤/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms Under the brim of it round about there were buds which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
- 1 Kings 7:26 וּ/שְׂפָת֛/וֹ שְׂפַת conj + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms n c fs cs It was a handbreadth thick: and the brim of it was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.
- 1 Kings 9:26 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
2 Kings 2 verses
- 2 Kings 2:13 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
- 2 Kings 19:28 בִּ/שְׂפָתֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
2 Chronicles 3 verses
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 מִ/שְּׂפָת֨/וֹ שְׂפָת֜/וֹ prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass; and the height of it was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 וּ/שְׂפָת/וֹ֙ שְׂפַת conj + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms n c fs cs It was a handbreadth thick; and the brim of it was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
- 2 Chronicles 8:17 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
Job 10 verses
- Job 2:10 בִּ/שְׂפָתָֽי/ו prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.
- Job 8:21 וּ/שְׂפָתֶ֥י/ךָ conj + n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms He will still fill your mouth with laughter, Your lips with shouting.
- Job 11:5 שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you,
- Job 13:6 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
- Job 15:6 וּ֝/שְׂפָתֶ֗י/ךָ conj + n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
- Job 16:5 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs But I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.
- Job 23:12 שְׂ֭פָתָי/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms I haven't gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- Job 27:4 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
- Job 32:20 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.
- Job 33:3 שְׂ֝פָתַ֗/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Psalms 27 verses
- Psalms 12:2 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
- Psalms 12:3 שִׂפְתֵ֣י n c fd cs May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts,
- Psalms 12:4 שְׂפָתֵ֣י/נוּ n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cp Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
- Psalms 16:4 שְׂפָתָֽ/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take their names on my lips.
- Psalms 17:1 שִׂפְתֵ֥י n c fd cs Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.
- Psalms 17:4 שְׂפָתֶ֑י/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
- Psalms 21:2 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms You have given him his heart's desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
- Psalms 31:18 שִׂפְתֵ֫י n c fd cs Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
- Psalms 34:13 וּ֝/שְׂפָתֶ֗י/ךָ conj + n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking lies.
- Psalms 40:9 שְׂ֭פָתַ/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
- Psalms 45:2 בְּ/שְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 2ms You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever.
- Psalms 51:15 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
- Psalms 59:7 בְּ/שִׂפְתוֹתֵי/הֶ֑ם prep + n c fp cs + sfx pers 3mp Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"
- Psalms 59:12 שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥י/מוֹ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3mp For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them be caught in their pride, For the curses and lies which they utter.
- Psalms 63:3 שְׂפָתַ֥/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Because your loving kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise you.
- Psalms 63:5 וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥י conj + n c fd cs My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
- Psalms 66:14 שְׂפָתָ֑/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs which my lips promised, And my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
- Psalms 71:23 שְׂ֭פָתַ/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
- Psalms 81:5 שְׂפַ֖ת n c fs cs He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn't know.
- Psalms 89:34 שְׂ֝פָתַ֗/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what my lips have uttered.
- Psalms 106:33 בִּ/שְׂפָתָֽי/ו prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.
- Psalms 119:13 בִּ/שְׂפָתַ֥/י prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
- Psalms 119:171 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Let my lips utter praise, For you teach me your statutes.
- Psalms 120:2 מִ/שְּׂפַת prep + n c fs cs Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 140:3 שְׂפָתֵ֣י/מוֹ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3mp They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.
- Psalms 140:9 שְׂפָתֵ֣י/מוֹ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3mp As for the head of those who surround me, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
- Psalms 141:3 שְׂפָתָֽ/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
Proverbs 37 verses
- Proverbs 5:2 שְׂפָתֶ֥י/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms That you may maintain discretion, That your lips may preserve knowledge.
- Proverbs 5:3 שִׂפְתֵ֣י n c fd cs For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 7:21 שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗י/הָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3fs With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
- Proverbs 8:6 שְׂ֝פָתַ֗/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
- Proverbs 8:7 שְׂפָתַ֣/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
- Proverbs 10:13 בְּ/שִׂפְתֵ֣י prep + n c fd cs Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
- Proverbs 10:18 שִׂפְתֵי n c fd cs He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
- Proverbs 10:19 שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely.
- Proverbs 10:21 שִׂפְתֵ֣י n c fd cs The lips of the righteous feed many, But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
- Proverbs 10:32 שִׂפְתֵ֣י n c fd cs The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
- Proverbs 12:19 שְֽׂפַת n c fs cs Truth's lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only momentary.
- Proverbs 12:22 שִׂפְתֵי n c fd cs Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.
- Proverbs 13:3 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
- Proverbs 14:3 וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥י conj + n c fd cs The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 14:7 שִׂפְתֵי n c fd cs Stay away from a foolish man, For you won't find knowledge on his lips.
- Proverbs 15:7 שִׂפְתֵ֣י n c fd cs The lips of the wise spread knowledge; Not so with the heart of fools.
- Proverbs 16:10 שִׂפְתֵי n c fd cs Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
- Proverbs 16:13 שִׂפְתֵי n c fd cs Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
- Proverbs 16:23 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.
- Proverbs 16:27 שפתי/ו שְׂ֝פָת֗/וֹ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
- Proverbs 16:30 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, One who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
- Proverbs 17:4 שְׂפַת n c fs cs An evil-doer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
- Proverbs 17:7 שְׂפַת שְׂפַת n c fs cs n c fs cs Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, Much less do lying lips fit a prince.
- Proverbs 17:28 שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
- Proverbs 18:6 שִׂפְתֵ֣י n c fd cs A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.
- Proverbs 18:7 וּ֝/שְׂפָתָ֗י/ו conj + n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Proverbs 18:20 שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
- Proverbs 19:1 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
- Proverbs 20:15 שִׂפְתֵי n c fd cs There is gold and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
- Proverbs 20:19 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
- Proverbs 22:11 שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully Is the king's friend.
- Proverbs 22:18 שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, If all of them are ready on your lips.
- Proverbs 23:16 שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗י/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Yes, my heart will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.
- Proverbs 24:2 שִׂפְתֵי/הֶ֥ם n c fd cs + sfx pers 3mp For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.
- Proverbs 24:28 בִּ/שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
- Proverbs 26:24 ב/שפת/ו בִּ֭/שְׂפָתָי/ו prep + n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart.
- Proverbs 27:2 שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Ecclesiastes 1 verse
Song of Solomon 4 verses
- Song of Solomon 4:3 שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ n c fp cs + sfx pers 2fs Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.
- Song of Solomon 4:11 שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִ/ךְ n c fp cs + sfx pers 2fs Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
- Song of Solomon 5:13 שִׂפְתוֹתָי/ו֙ n c fp cs + sfx pers 3ms His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
- Song of Solomon 7:9 שִׂפְתֵ֥י n c fd cs Your mouth like the best wine, That goes down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
Isaiah 7 verses
- Isaiah 6:7 שְׂפָתֶ֑י/ךָ n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms He touched my mouth with it, and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven."
- Isaiah 11:4 שְׂפָתָ֖י/ו n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked.
- Isaiah 19:18 שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.
- Isaiah 29:13 וּ/בִ/שְׂפָתָי/ו֙ conj + prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms The Lord said, Because this people draw near [to me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught [them];
- Isaiah 30:27 שְׂפָתָי/ו֙ n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, the name of Yahweh comes from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;
- Isaiah 37:29 בִּ/שְׂפָתֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 2ms Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
- Isaiah 59:3 שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵי/כֶם֙ n c fp cs + sfx pers 2mp For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.
Jeremiah 1 verse
Lamentations 1 verse
Ezekiel 5 verses
- Ezekiel 36:3 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that you might be a possession to the residue of the nations, and you are taken up in the lips of talkers, and the evil report of the people;
- Ezekiel 43:13 שְׂפָתָ֤/הּ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3fs These are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border of it by the edge of it round about a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.
- Ezekiel 47:6 שְׂפַ֥ת n c fs cs He said to me, Son of man, have you seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.
- Ezekiel 47:7 שְׂפַ֣ת n c fs cs Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
- Ezekiel 47:12 שְׂפָת֣/וֹ n c fs cs + sfx pers 3ms By the river on the bank of it, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit of it fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because the waters of it issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit of it shall be for food, and the leaf of it for healing.
Daniel 2 verses
- Daniel 10:16 שְׂפָתָ֑/י n c fd cs + sfx pers 1cs Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength.
- Daniel 12:5 לִ/שְׂפַ֣ת לִ/שְׂפַ֥ת prep + n c fs cs prep + n c fs cs Then I, Daniel, looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on the brink of the river on this side, and the other on the brink of the river on that side.
Hosea 1 verse
Habakkuk 1 verse
Malachi 2 verses
- Malachi 2:6 בִ/שְׂפָתָ֑י/ו prep + n c fd cs + sfx pers 3ms The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
- Malachi 2:7 שִׂפְתֵ֤י n c fd cs For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Hosts.
About this entry
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“lip” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun שפה (sâphâh). Beyond “lip” it also covers “language”, “speech”, and “shore” — see its full sense range. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 164 verses — common. More than a quarter of its appearances fall in Proverbs. Its earliest occurrence is Genesis 11:1. See the sense tree, 164-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H8193 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 164
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 164 distinct verses.
- 25 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 25 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #262
- by frequency
- Top 500 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 262 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 164 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 164 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 96 verses · 59%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 41 verses · 25%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 27 verses · 16%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Lips 100×, Language 7×, Edge 6×
- American Standard Version: Lips 85×, Edge 9×, Language 7×
- Berean Standard Bible: Lips 96×, Speech 12×, Rim 10×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Lips 87×, Lips of 16×, Lip of 12×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H8193 across 176 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 24 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H8193 across 174 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 34 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H8193 across 167 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 7 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 8 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H8193 across 188 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 17 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
11 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 11 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. lip:
- a. usually (c. 108 times) human organ of speech (often ‖ פֶּה לָשׁוֹן, rarely [only late poetry] חֵךְ: 10 times Jb; 25 times ψψ; 45 times Pr): (1) Is 29:13 Lv 5:4 (P), Jb 13:6 Mal 2:6 ψ 12:5 Pr 5:3 +; דַּל שׂ׳ ψ 141:3 (v. דָּל); אִישׁ שׂ׳ Jb 11:2 = a talker, אֱוִיל שׂ׳ Pr 10:8 = one talking folly, so v 10 (MT; but v. Toy); טְמֵא שְׂפָתַיִם Is 6:5(×2) cf. v 7 Dn 10:16; עֲרַל שׂ׳ Ex 6:12, 30 (P; unskilled in speech); עִקֵּשׁ שׂ׳ Pr 19:1; פֹּתֶה שׂ׳ 20:19 v. [פָּתָה]; מוֹצָא שׂ׳ i.e. utterance, Dt 23:24 Je 17:16 Nu 30:13 (P), ψ 89:35, רוּחַ שׂ׳ Is 11:4 (of Mess. kg.), דְּבַר שׂ׳ ψ 59:13 Pr 14:23 +, = mere, empty, word 2 K 18:20 = Is 36:5; תְּבוּאַת שׂ׳ Pr 18:20, נוב שׂ׳ Is 57:19 (thanksgiving), cf. Ho 14:3 𝔊𝔖 and most פְּרִי for פָּרִים); of flattery, חֵלֶק שׂ׳ Pr 7:21, שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת ψ 12:3, 4; cf. שִׂפְתֵי מִרְמָה ψ 17:1, שׂ׳ שֶׁקֶר 31:9 + 4 times, שְׂפַת אָוֶן Pr 17:4; poison beneath (cf. לָשׁוֹן) ψ 140:4 (fig.); פֶּשַׁע שׂ׳ Pr 12:13; לְזוּת שׂ׳ 4:24; שׂ׳ אֱמֶת 12:19, שׂ׳ יָ֑תֶר 17:7, שׂ׳ צֶדֶק 16:13, שׂ׳ דַּעַת 14:7; 20:15; חֵן שׂ׳ 22:11; שָׂפָה בְרוּרָה Zp 3:9; שׂ׳ רְנָנוֹת ψ 63:5 i.e. lips that shout for joy; c. vbs.: פָּתַח שׂ׳ (to speak) Jb 11:5; 30:20 (Gi v 21), cf. ψ 51:17, מִפְתַּח שׂ׳ Pr 8:6; פֹּשֵׂק שׂ׳ 13:3 i.e. prate; שׂ׳ מָֽלְאוּ זַעַם Is 30:27; שׂ׳ subj. of דִּבֶּר Is 59:3 Pr 24:2; נָשָׂא עַל־שׂ׳ ψ 16:4; קָרַץ שׂ׳ Pr 16:30 = backbite; אָטַם שׂ׳ 17:28 = keep silence, so חָשַׂךְ שׂ׳ 10:19, שׂ׳ כָּלָא ψ 40:10. †(2) lips moving in speech, c. נוּעַ 1 S 1:13, נִיד Jb 16:5. †(3) transition to meaning speech, עָלָה עַל־שְׂפַת לָשׁוֹן Ez 36:3; = ability to speak Jb 12:20. e.g. Isaiah 29:13
- b. organ of laughter Jb 8:21. e.g. Job 8:21
- c. of insulting grimace הִפְטִיר בְּשׂ׳ ψ 22:8. e.g. Psalms 22:8
- d. quivering in terror Hb 3:16. e.g. Habakkuk 3:16
- e. feature of beauty Ct 4:3 (scarlet). e.g. Song of Solomon 4:3
- f. place of bridle 2 K 19:28 = Is 37:29 (v. מֶתֶג) e.g. 2 Kings 19:28
- g. receiving kiss Pr 24:26 cf. Ct 4:11 and (in fig.) 7:10. e.g. Proverbs 24:26
- h. of divine speech, מִצְוִת שׂ׳ Jb 23:12, דְּבַר שׂ׳ ψ 17:4. e.g. Job 23:12
- 2. language (v. לָשׁוֹן), Gn 11:1, 6, 7(×2), 9 ψ 81:6; עַם עִמְגֵי שׂ׳ Ez 3:5, 6 Is 33:19, לַעֲגֵי שׂ׳ 28:11; שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן 19:18 (i.e. Hebrew). e.g. Genesis 11:1
- 3. edge: shore of sea Gn 22:17 (J) + 7 times; bank of river Gn 41:3, 17 (E) + 5 times, of wady (נַחַל) Dt 2:36 + 7 times; lip (bank) of אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה Ju 7:22 cf. GASmG. 400; brim of vessel 1 K 7:23(×2) + 7 times; edge of altar Ez 43:13; of curtains (in pairs) Ex 26:4(×2) (P) + 6 times; of חֹשֶׁן, toward ephod 28:26 = 39:19 (P); of round opening in robe לְפִיו (יִהְיֶה) שׂ׳ 28:32 = 39:23 (P). e.g. Genesis 22:17
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.f. [m. Ex 28:32, edge, cf. AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 76], lip, speech, edge;—abs. שׂ׳ Gn 11:1 +, cstr. שְׂפַת v 7 +; sf. שְׂפָתוֹ 1 K 7:23 +, etc.; oftener du. שְׂפָתַיִם Is 6:5 +, cstr. שִׂפְתֵי ψ 12:4 +; sf. שְׂפָתַי Je 17:16 +, sf. 3 mpl. שְׂפָתֵימוֹ ψ 59:13; 140:4, 10, etc.; pl. (poet. and late) cstr. שִׂפְתוֹת Ec 10:12, sf. שִׂפְתוֹתֶיךָ etc. ψ 45:3; 59:8 Is 59:3 Ct 4:3, 11; 5:13;—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from ספה (çâphâh) (H5595) — to sweep away.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
שִׁפָּה
- , v. סִפָּא
שָׂפָה
- v. סְפָי)
- 1. rim, border, binding. B. Bath. II, 1 ארבעה מן הש׳ four handbreadths from the rim of the stove. Ib. 19ᵃ שְׂפַת מחמצן the border of the wash-pit; a. fr.—קמי ש׳, קנה ש׳, v. קָמָה.
- 2. lip; speech. Y. Sabb. VII, 10ᶜ top המאדם אודם בש׳ he who reddens his lips (v. אָדַם; Naḥmanides reads: בטפה). Ib. XIV, 14ᵈ top כל שהוא מן הש׳ ולפנים any wound on the lip and further inside (in the mouth, opp. חָלָל III). Y. Macc. II, end, 32ᵃ, a. fr. בש׳ רפה with lax lips, with low indistinct speech; a. fr.—Pl. שְׂפָתוֹת, שְׂפָיוֹת (סְפָי); Du. שְׂפָתַיִם. Tosef. Kel. B. Kam. VI, 15 שְׂפָתָיו, v. שָׁפַע. M. Kat. 15ᵃ (expl. ועל שפם וכ׳, Lev. XIII, 45) שיהו שִׂפְתוֹתָיו מדובקות וכ׳ his lips should cleave to each other (he must not greet or answer greeting). Koh. R. to XII, 4 בנות השיר אלו הש׳ ‘the daughters of song’, that means the lips; Lev. R. s. 18 שִׂפְתוֹתָיו. Sabb. 152ᵃ שִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶן וכ׳, v. רָפַט. Ab. Zar. 35ᵃ שִׂפְתוֹתֶיךָ, v. חָשַׁק. Keth. 61ᵇ את השפתים, v. שִׁרְבֵּט; Y. Keth. V, 30ᵃ bot. השפיות, v. שִׁלְבֵּק; a. fr.—Y. Yeb. VI, beg. 7ᵇ בין הש׳ between the lips (of the vagina). e.g. Leviticus 13:45
שָׁפָה
- verb, v. שפי
שָׁפָה ²
- (שָׁפָה II) overflow, additional measure; v. שֶׁפַע.
שפי
- 1. to crush. —Part. pass. שָׁפוּי, pl. שְׁפוּיִין crushed, humble, contrite (= b. h. דַּכָּא). Tosef. Ḥag. II, 9 עניו וש׳ humble and contrite; Tosef. Snh. VII, 1 וש׳ (only); Y. ib. I, 19ᶜ. Gen. R. s. 60 דווין וש׳ Ar. (ed. ושפופין) broken down and crushed (poor); a. e.
- 2. to rub, smooth, plane. —Part. pass. as ab. a) smooth. Koh. R. to XII, 14 two paths אחד ש׳ ואחד מלא וכ׳ one smooth, and the other full of thorns and pebbles.—Yalk. Gen. 62 בור ש׳ (Snh. 109ᵃ שָׁאפֵי; Ar. שפת, corr. acc.) a smooth (blank, empty) pit, v. בּוֹרְסִיף.—b) (cmp. חָלָק) unimpaired, unscathed. Gen. R. s. 45, v. רָתַק.
- 1. to plane, saw, trim. Ḥull. 125ᵃ קולית שש׳ וכ׳ a thigh-bone which one sawed through lengthwise. Ab. Zar. 42ᵃ ישראל שש׳ ע"ז וכ׳ if an Israelite chipped off an idol whether for his own purpose (to use the wood) or for its sake (to improve its appearance). Ib. 49ᵇ. Y. Gitt. V, 47ᵃ bot. גזלו ושִׁיפָּהוּ if he took a block by force and planed it. Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. III, 1 שפת הימנה וכ׳ (read: שפה) if he filed off a part of it and made of it &c.; a. e.—Part. pass. מְשׁוּפֶּה; pl. מְשׁוּפִּים, מְשׁוּפִּין. Y. Gitt. l. c. גזלו מש׳ if he took it planed. Y. Succ. I, 52ᶜ top במש׳ לכלים (not בכלים) when the boards are planed preparatory to making them into utensils; a. e.
- 2. to smooth, polish, Kel. XIV, 5 משׁיְשַׁפֶּנּוּ Ar.; Ned. 56ᵇ משׁיְשַׁפֵּם, v. שׁוּף II.—Trnsf. to pacify, give satisfaction. Y. B. Mets. V, 10ᵇ המבטל … חייב לשַׁפּוֹת לו if a tenant or an agent neglects his neighbor’s field, he must indemnify him; ib. IX, beg. 12ᵃ
- 3. to leave smooth places, (cmp. חָלַק Hif.) to plant wide apart. Y. Orl. I, beg. 60ᶜ לקורות במְשַׁפֶּה (or במַשְׁפֶּה Hif.) when he plants the trees wide apart, it is an indication that he wants to raise them for beams, opp. רָצַף. B. Bath. V, 4 הגדילו לא יְשַׁפֶּה (or יַשְׁפֶּה) if they (the trees bought in a person’s field) grew large, he (the owner of the field) has no right to smooth the field (cut the trees down). Ib. הגדילו ישפה when they are grown large, he (the owner of the trees) may cut them (in order to use the ground they occupy); a. e.
שפי ³
- (v.שָׁפָה I) [to be smooth,] to be quiet, at ease; to be relieved. Nidd. IV, 4 ושָׁפְתָה מעת לעת and was relieved for a full day, opp. קשתה, v. קָשָׁה. Ib. שפתה מן הצער וכ׳ she was relieved from pain, but not from the flux of blood; a. e.—Part. pass. שָׁפוּי quiet, sane. Arakh. 17ᵇ, sq. ש׳ ונשתטה if he was sane and became mad; B. Bath. 128ᵃ.—V. שׁוֹפִי II.
- (of a delirious person) to become quiet, conscious, sane. B. Kam. IV, 4 נש׳ השוטה if the madman became sane again; Tosef. ib. IV, 4. Y. Ter. I, 40ᵇ bot. לכשׁיִשְׁתַּפֶּה when he is sane again (we may write a letter of divorce at his order); Y. Gitt. VII, beg. 48ᶜ. Y. Keth. I, 25ᵇ; a. e.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 92 distinct written forms H8193 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 32 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H8193, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 151 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 164 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 11:1
- Exodus 2:3
- Leviticus 5:4
- Numbers 30:6
- Deuteronomy 2:36
- Joshua 11:4
- Judges 7:12
- 1 Samuel 1:13
- 1 Kings 7:23
- 2 Kings 2:13
- 2 Chronicles 4:2
- Job 2:10
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
