Psalm 17:1:11Ps.17.1.W11TAB
שִׂפְתֵ֥י
siftei
“lips of”
- Transliteration
- sif-TEI
- Extended
- sif-TEI
- IPA
- /sifˈtej/
Meaning by language
- English
- lips of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
sif-TEI
- phraseyour reading level
sif-TEI mir-MA
- clause
be-LO sif-TEI mir-MA
- sentence
te-fi-LA le-da-VID shim-A ye-ho-VAH TSE-dek hak-shi-VA rin-NA-ti ha-a-ZI-na te-fi-la-TI be-LO sif-TEI mir-MA
Exegesis
The negative clause bĕ-lōʾ sip̄-tê mir-māh {בְּלֹא שִׂפְתֵי מִרְמָה | bĕ-lōʾ sip̄-tê mir-māh} “without deceitful lips” qualifies the plea, reinforcing integrity. The asyndetic imperatives and parallelism contribute to a qinah motif, conveying both urgency and moral earnestness.
In context — Psalm 17:1
A prayer of David. Listen, O LORD , to a righteous plea ; pay attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer; for my lips are not deceitful.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Psalm 17:1, so the Hebrew word שִׂפְתֵ֥י (siftei) 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 Ps.17.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.1.W11.S1) and character.