Job 16:5:4Job.16.5.W4TAB
שְׂפָתַ֣י
sefatai
“of my lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAI
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAI
- IPA
- /səfaˈtɑj/
Meaning by language
- English
- of my lips
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-TAI ya-KHSO-akh
- clause
ve-NID se-fa-TAI ya-KHSO-akh
- sentence
a-a-MITS-khem be-MO-FI ve-NID se-fa-TAI ya-KHSO-akh
Exegesis
In the second colon, ve-nid sefatay {וְנִ֖יד שְׂפָתַ֣י | wə-nîḏ śəp̄āṯay} ‘the motion of my lips’ forms a compact nominal phrase, where nid, literally “motion,” implies a comforting utterance.
In context — Job 16:5
I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would soothe your pain.
About this coordinate
Job 16:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Job 16:5, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתַ֣י (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 Job.16.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.5.W4.S1) and character.