Proverbs 8:7:5Prov.8.7.W5TAB
שְׂפָתַ֣י
sefatai
“my lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAI
- Extended
- seh-fah-TAI
- IPA
- /səfaˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-TAI RE-sha
- clause
ve-to-a-VAT se-fa-TAI RE-sha
- sentence
ki-e-MET ye-he-GE khi-KI ve-to-a-VAT se-fa-TAI RE-sha
Exegesis
The coordinating vav on ve-toavat {וְתוֹעֲבַת | wə-toʿă-vat} sets up a parallel clause, where sefatay {שְׂפָתַי | sə-pā-tāy} links directly to resha {רֶשַׁע | ré-šaʿ} in a construct chain. This parallel structure balances affirmation of truth with unequivocal rejection of wickedness, a rhetorical symmetry preserved in English.
Root and etymology
ש־פ־ת
“lip, speech”
In context — Proverbs 8:7
For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:7, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתַ֣י (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.8.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.7.W5.S1) and character.