Jeremiah 17:16:12Jer.17.16.W12TAB
שְׂפָתַ֔י
sefatai
“my lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAI
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAI
- IPA
- /səfaˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my lips
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Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
se-fa-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
mo-TSA se-fa-TAI
- clause
mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
- sentence
va-a-NI lo-ATS-ti me-ro-E a-kha-re-KHA ve-YOM a-NUSH LO hit-a-ve-TI a-TA ya-DAT-ta mo-TSA se-fa-TAI NO-khakh pa-NE-kha ha-YA
Exegesis
The nominal clause motza sefatay haya {מוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי הָיָה | mōṣāʾ s̆əp̄āṯay hāyâ} ‘what issued from my lips was’ focuses on verbal accountability, and the prepositional phrase nokhach panekha {נֹכַח פָּנֶיךָ | nôḵaḥ pāneḵā} ‘before Your face’ underscores transparency before God. The structure mirrors Hebrew word order to preserve Jeremiah’s emphasis on integrity.
In context — Jeremiah 17:16
But as for me, I did not hasten away from shepherding to follow You , and I did not desire the woeful day; You know it—whatever issued from my lips was before Your face .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 17:16, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתַ֔י (sefatai) 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 Jer.17.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.16.W12.S1) and character.