Proverbs 12:22:3Prov.12.22.W3TAB
שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר
sifteshaker
“lips of falsehood”
- Transliteration
- sif-TE-SHA-ker
- Extended
- sihf-TEEH-shah-kehr
- IPA
- /sifˈteː-ʃaˈqɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- lips of falsehood
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sif-TE-SHA-ker
- clause
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH sif-TE-SHA-ker
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH sif-TE-SHA-ker ve-o-SE e-mu-NA re-tso-NO
Exegesis
The first clause features תּוֹעֲבַת {תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת | tô-ʿa-vaṯ} ‘abomination’ as predicate nominative in a verbless Hebrew clause, linked to שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר {שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר | sîp̄-tê šā-qer} ‘lips of falsehood’.
Root and etymology
ש־ק־ר
“deceit, falsehood”
In context — Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD , but those who act faithfully are His delight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:22, so the Hebrew word שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁ֑קֶר (sifteshaker) 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.12.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.22.W3.S1) and character.