Proverbs 24:26:1Prov.24.26.W1TAB
שְׂפָתַ֥יִם
sefatayim
“lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TA-yim
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAH-yeem
- IPA
- /sə.faˈt̪aː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-TA-yim
- clause
se-fa-TA-yim yish-SAK
- sentence
se-fa-TA-yim yish-SAK me-SHIV de-va-RIM ne-kho-KHIM
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the noun sefatayim {שְׂפָתַ֥יִם | s̆əp̄āṯāyim} ‘lips’ fronted as an object, emphasizing the sensory image.
Root and etymology
s-f-tShin, Pe, Tav
“lip; edge”
In context — Proverbs 24:26
He who responds with upright words is like a kiss on the lips .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:26, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתַ֥יִם (sefatayim) 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.24.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.26.W1.S1) and character.