Exodus 39:23:5Exod.39.23.W5TAB
שָׂפָ֥ה
safa
“a rim”
- Transliteration
- sa-FA
- Extended
- sah-FAA
- IPA
- /saˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a rim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-FA
- phraseyour reading level
sa-FA leh-FEEV
- clause
sa-FA leh-FEEV sa-VIV LO yik-ka-RE-a
- sentence
oo-fee-ham-me-EEL beh-to-KHO keh-FEE takh-RA sa-FA leh-FEEV sa-VIV LO yik-ka-RE-a
Exegesis
The noun sa-fah {שָׂפָה |sāppāh} ‘hem’ with the phrase le-fiv sa-viv {לְפִיו סָבִיב |lə-pîw sā-vîḇ} ‘around its opening’ indicates circumferential reinforcement.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–peh–heth
“lip, edge”
In context — Exodus 39:23
And the opening of the robe was in its center like the opening of a coat of mail, with a hem surrounding it so that it would not be torn.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 39:23, so the Hebrew word שָׂפָ֥ה (safa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.39.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.23.W5.S1) and character.