Proverbs 4:24:6Prov.4.24.W6TAB
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם
sefatayim
“lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TA-yim
- Extended
- seh-faa-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /səfaːˈtajim/
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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Word in context
- word
se-fa-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-ZUT se-fa-TA-yim
- clause
u-le-ZUT se-fa-TA-yim har-KHEK mim-me-KA
- sentence
ha-SER mim-me-KHA ik-she-UT PE u-le-ZUT se-fa-TA-yim har-KHEK mim-me-KA
Exegesis
The verse employs two parallel Hiphil imperatives—haser {הָסֵר | hā-sēr} ‘remove’ and harcheik {הַרְחֵק | har-ḥēq} ‘let be far’—creating a chiastic frame that links the singular noun peh {פֶּה | p̄e} ‘mouth’ with the dual sefatayim {שְׂפָתַיִם | sə-p̄ā-ta-yim} ‘lips.’
In context — Proverbs 4:24
Remove from yourself the crookedness of mouth, and let the perversion of lips be far from you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 4:24, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם (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.4.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.24.W6.S1) and character.