Proverbs 16:27:6Prov.16.27.W6TAB
שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹ
sefato
“his speech or his lip”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TO
- Extended
- seh-faa-TOH
- IPA
- /sə.faːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his speech or his lip
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO
- clause
ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
- sentence
ISH be-li-YA-al ko-RE ra-A ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
In context — Proverbs 16:27
A man of worthlessness digs evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:27, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹ (sefato) 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.16.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.27.W6.S1) and character.