Proverbs 16:30:6Prov.16.30.W6TAB
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
sefatav
“his lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAV
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAAV
- IPA
- /səfaˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
se-fa-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
ko-RETS se-fa-TAV
- clause
ko-RETS se-fa-TAV kil-LA ra-A
- sentence
O-tse E-NA-v lakh-SHOV tah-he-pu-KHOT ko-RETS se-fa-TAV kil-LA ra-A
Exegesis
The verse presents two parallel participial constructions: otse {עֹצֶה | ʿō-ṣê} ‘he closes’ with einav {עֵינָיו | ʿē-na-v} ‘his eyes’ and koretz {קֹרֵץ | kō-reṣ} ‘he compresses’ with sefatav {שְׂפָתָיו | sə-fa-tā-v} ‘his lips’.
In context — Proverbs 16:30
He who shuts his eyes to plan perversions , purses his lips , and brings evil to completion.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:30, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו (sefatav) 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.16.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.30.W6.S1) and character.