Proverbs 12:13:2Prov.12.13.W2TAB
שְׂ֭פָתַיִם
sefatayim
“lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TA-yim
- Extended
- seh-faa-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /səfaːˈθa.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-TA-yim
- clause
be-FE-sha se-fa-TA-yim mo-KESH RA
- sentence
be-FE-sha se-fa-TA-yim mo-KESH RA va-ye-TSI mits-tsa-RA tsad-DIK
Exegesis
The construct sefatayim {שְׂ֭פָתַיִם | sə-pā-ṭā-yim} ‘lips’ specifies the instrument.
Root and etymology
s-f-tshin–pe–tav
“lip, edge”
In context — Proverbs 12:13
In the transgression of lips there is a snare for the wicked, but a righteous one will go out of distress.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:13, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֭פָתַיִם (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.12.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.13.W2.S1) and character.