Proverbs 14:7:6Prov.14.7.W6TAB
שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃
siftedaat
“lips of knowledge”
- Transliteration
- sif-TE-DA-at
- Extended
- sihf-TEH-dah-AHT
- IPA
- /sifˈθeː.ðaː.ʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- lips of knowledge
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sif-TE-DA-at
- clause
u-val-ya-DA-ta sif-TE-DA-at
- sentence
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL u-val-ya-DA-ta sif-TE-DA-at
Exegesis
Finally, the construct śi-p̄ə-ṯê dā-‘āṯ {שִׂפְתֵי־דָעַת | śi-p̄ə-ṯê dā-‘āṯ} ‘lips of knowledge’ uses a part-for-whole metonymy for wise speech. English translations preserve the Hebrew’s warning structure by linking the command and the conditional, and the dynamic version clarifies the abstract image of lips as “speech.”
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know, perceive”
In context — Proverbs 14:7
Leave the presence of a foolish man when you see there are no lips of knowledge in him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:7, so the Hebrew word שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ (siftedaat) 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.14.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.7.W6.S1) and character.