Proverbs 18:6:1Prov.18.6.W1TAB
שִׂפְתֵ֣י
sifte
“lips of”
- Transliteration
- sif-TE
- Extended
- sihf-TEH
- IPA
- /sifˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lips of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sif-TE
- clause
sif-TE khe-SIL ya-VO-u ve-RIV
- sentence
sif-TE khe-SIL ya-VO-u ve-RIV u-FIV le-ma-ha-lu-MOT yik-RA
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct chain of siftei {שִׂפְתֵ֣י | ṣifṭê} ‘lips of’ tightly links speech to the character term kesil {כְ֭סִיל | kesîl} ‘fool’.
In context — Proverbs 18:6
The lips of a fool enter into strife , and his mouth calls for blows .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:6, so the Hebrew word שִׂפְתֵ֣י (sifte) 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.6.W1.S1) and character.