Proverbs 5:2:4Prov.5.2.W4TAB
שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ
sefatekha
“your lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TE-kha
- Extended
- seh-fah-TEH-khah
- IPA
- /səfaˈtɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
se-fa-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
- clause
ve-DA-at se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
- sentence
lish-MOR me-zim-MOT ve-DA-at se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
Exegesis
The nominal construct sefatékha {שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ | sə-fā-ṯê-ḵā} ‘your lips,’ with its second person suffix, serves as the subject of the jussive verb yintzoru {יִנְצֹרוּ | yin-ṣō-rū} ‘they may guard.’ In translating, we render the Hebrew verb-object-subject order into a more natural English structure while retaining the volitive nuance. The juxtaposition of inner planning and outward speech highlights the moral coherence between intention and expression.
In context — Proverbs 5:2
So that you may keep discretion , and your lips guard knowledge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:2, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ (sefatekha) 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.5.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.2.W4.S1) and character.