Proverbs 10:8:5Prov.10.8.W5TAB
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם
sefatayim
“of lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TA-yim
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /səfaˈtajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
se-fa-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim
- clause
ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim yil-la-VET
- sentence
kha-KHAM-LEV yik-KAKH mits-VOt ve-e-VIL se-fa-TA-yim yil-la-VET
Exegesis
The adversative phrase ve-ʾewil sefatayim {וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם | we-ʾĕ-wīl sə-fâ-tā-yim} ‘but a fool of lips’ contrasts prudence with reckless speech.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־תs-p-t
“lip”
In context — Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will accept commands, but the fool of lips will come to ruin.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 10:8, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם (sefatayim) 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.10.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.8.W5.S1) and character.