Proverbs 10:21:1Prov.10.21.W1TAB
שִׂפְתֵ֣י
sifte
“lips of”
- Transliteration
- sif-TE
- Extended
- sihf-TEE
- IPA
- /sifˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lips of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sif-TE
- clause
sif-TE tsa-DIK yir-E-u ra-BIM
- sentence
sif-TE tsa-DIK yir-E-u ra-BIM ve-e-VI-lim ba-kha-SAR-LEV ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The first clause presents siftei {שִׂפְתֵי | śip̄ṯêy} ‘lips of’ plus tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaddîq} ‘righteous one’ as subject, followed by the Qal imperfect yir'u {יִרְעוּ | yirʿû} ‘they feed’ and its object rabbîm {רַבִּים | rabbîm} ‘many’.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־תs-p-t
“lip”
In context — Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:21, so the Hebrew word שִׂפְתֵ֣י (sifte) 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 Prov.10.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.21.W1.S1) and character.