Proverbs 16:13:3Prov.16.13.W3TAB
שִׂפְתֵי־צֶ֑דֶק
sifeteitsedek
“lips of righteousness”
- Transliteration
- si-fe-TEI-TSE-dek
- Extended
- sih-feh-TEE-TSEH-dehk
- IPA
- /sifˈteː.tsɛdɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- lips of righteousness
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-fe-TEI-TSE-dek
- clause
re-TSO-N me-la-KHIM si-fe-TEI-TSE-dek
- sentence
re-TSO-N me-la-KHIM si-fe-TEI-TSE-dek ve-do-VER ye-sha-RIM ye-e-HAV
Exegesis
Siftei-tzedek {שִׂפְתֵי־צֶדֶק | sĭp̄-tê-ṣe-ḏeq} ‘lips of righteousness’ forms a parallel construct, emphasizing just speech.
Root and etymology
צ־ד־קṣ-d-q
“justice”
In context — Proverbs 16:13
Kings delight in righteous lips, and they love the one who speaks what is upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:13, so the Hebrew word שִׂפְתֵי־צֶ֑דֶק (sifeteitsedek) 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.16.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.13.W3.S1) and character.