Proverbs 19:1:5Prov.19.1.W5TAB
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
sefatav
“his lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAV
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAV
- IPA
- /səfaˈtˤaːw/
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
me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV
- clause
me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV ve-HU khe-SIL
- sentence
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV ve-HU khe-SIL
Exegesis
This participle modifies an implied subject whose locus of distortion is designated by the construct noun sephataiv {שְׂפָתָיו | šəp̄atāyw} ‘lips.’
Root and etymology
Rootpeh–tav–yod
“to be open, naive, gullible”
In context — Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one whose lips are perverse and who is a fool.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:1, 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.19.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.1.W5.S1) and character.