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שָׂפָה

sa.phahlipsHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine176 occurrences25 books164 verses

Definition

or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; 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.)
Traditional renderings: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׂפָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

176 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 4:2מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹ · from rim; שְׂפָת֜וֹ · [rim]
    He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:5וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙ · and its rim; שְׂפַת־ · like the brim
    It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
  3. 2 Chronicles 8:17שְׂפַ֥ת · the coast
    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
  4. Job 2:10בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃פ · in what he said
    “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  5. Job 8:21וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ · and your lips
    He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
  6. Job 11:2שְׂפָתַ֣יִם
    “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
  7. Job 11:5שְׂפָתָ֣יו · His lips
    But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
  8. Job 12:20שָׂ֭פָה · of speech
    He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
  9. Job 13:6שְׂפָתַ֣י · of my lips
    Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
  10. Job 15:6וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ · your own lips
    Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
  11. Job 16:5שְׂפָתַ֣י · of my lips
    But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.
  12. Job 23:12שְׂ֭פָתָיו · of His lips
    I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
  13. Job 27:4שְׂפָתַ֣י · my lips
    …my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
  14. Job 32:20שְׂפָתַ֣י · my lips
    I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
  15. Job 33:3שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י · and my lips
    My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
  16. Psalm 12:2שְׂפַ֥ת · lips
    They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  17. Psalm 12:3שִׂפְתֵ֣י · lips
    May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
  18. Psalm 12:4שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּ · our lips
    They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
  19. Psalm 16:4שְׂפָתָֽי׃ · my lips
    Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
  20. Psalm 17:1שִׂפְתֵ֥י · [it comes] from lips
    A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.
  21. Psalm 17:4שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ · of Your lips
    As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
  22. Psalm 21:2שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו · of his lips
    You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
  23. Psalm 22:7בְ֝שָׂפָ֗ה
    All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
  24. Psalm 31:18שִׂפְתֵ֫י · lips
    May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
  25. Psalm 34:13וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ · and your lips
    Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
  26. Psalm 40:9שְׂ֭פָתַי · my lips
    I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
  27. Psalm 45:2בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָ · your lips
    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
  28. Psalm 51:15שְׂפָתַ֣י · my lips
    O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
  29. Psalm 59:7בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם · from their lips
    See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
  30. Psalm 59:12שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹ · of their lips
    By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
  31. Psalm 63:3שְׂפָתַ֥י · my lips
    Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
  32. Psalm 63:5וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י · lips
    My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
  33. Psalm 66:14שְׂפָתָ֑י · my lips
    …the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
  34. Psalm 71:23שְׂ֭פָתַי · my lips
    When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
  35. Psalm 81:5שְׂפַ֖ת · language
    He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
  36. Psalm 89:34שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י · of My lips
    I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
  37. Psalm 106:33בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ · with his lips
    For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.
  38. Psalm 119:13בִּשְׂפָתַ֥י · With my lips
    With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
  39. Psalm 119:171שְׂפָתַ֣י · My lips
    My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
  40. Psalm 120:2מִשְּׂפַת־ · lips
    Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
  41. Psalm 140:3שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ · their lips
    They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
  42. Psalm 140:9שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ · their lips have caused
    May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
  43. Psalm 141:3שְׂפָתָֽי׃ · of my lips
    Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
  44. Proverbs 4:24שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם · your lips
    Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
  45. Proverbs 5:2שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ · and your lips
    …that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
  46. Proverbs 5:3שִׂפְתֵ֣י · the lips
    Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
  47. Proverbs 7:21שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ · lips
    With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
  48. Proverbs 8:6שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י · of my lips
    Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.