Proverbs 18:20:6Prov.18.20.W6TAB
שְׂפָתָ֣יו
sefatav
“his lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAV
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAAV
- IPA
- /śə.faːˈtav/
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
se-fa-TAV yis-ba-A
- clause
te-vu-AT se-fa-TAV yis-ba-A
- sentence
mip-re-I fi-I-ISH tis-be-A bit-NO te-vu-AT se-fa-TAV yis-ba-A
Exegesis
The second half mirrors this structure through tevuat {תְּבוּאַ֖ת | təḇû’āṯ} ‘the yield’ linked to sefatav {שְׂפָתָ֣יו | səfātāyw} ‘of his lips’ and the imperfect yisba {יִשְׂבָּֽע | yiśba‘} ‘will be filled.’ This synthetic parallelism, underscored by the shift from the feminine tishba with the feminine noun betno to the masculine yisba with the implied subject, highlights how the construct chains and imperfect verb pairs reinforce the wisdom theme that words produce tangible satisfaction.
In context — Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of a man’s mouth, his belly will be satisfied; from the yield of his lips, he will be filled.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 18:20, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתָ֣יו (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.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.20.W6.S1) and character.