Proverbs 8:6:5Prov.8.6.W5TAB
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י
sefatai
“of my lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAI
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAI
- IPA
- /səfaˈtɑj/
Meaning by language
- English
- of my 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 |
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Word in context
- word
se-fa-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
u-mif-TAKH se-fa-TAI
- clause
u-mif-TAKH se-fa-TAI me-sha-RIM
- sentence
shim-E-U ki-ne-gi-DIM a-da-BER u-mif-TAKH se-fa-TAI me-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The nominal clause û-miftakh sefatay {וּמִפְתַּ֥ח שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י | û-mip̄-tāḥ ṣəp̄ā-ṭay} ‘and the opening of my lips’ links miftakh in construct with sefatay, and the final term meysharim {מֵישָׁרִֽים | mey-shā-rîm} ‘upright things’ functions as a predicate attributing moral quality. The vav-conjunction and the parallel structure establish rhythmic parallelism that emphasizes both the content and the righteous character of the upcoming words.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־ת
“lip, speech”
In context — Proverbs 8:6
Listen, for I will speak noble things , and the opening of my lips will reveal what is right .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:6, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י (sefatai) 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.8.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.6.W5.S1) and character.