Psalm 21:2:6Ps.21.2.W6TABWLC Psalms 21:3
שְׂפָתָ֗יו
sefatav
“his lips”
- Transliteration
- se-fa-TAV
- Extended
- seh-faa-TAAV
- IPA
- /səfaːˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-fa-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-A-re-shet se-fa-TAV
- clause
na-TAT-ta LO va-A-re-shet se-fa-TAV bal-ma-NA-ta SE-la
- sentence
ta-A-vat li-BO na-TAT-ta LO va-A-re-shet se-fa-TAV bal-ma-NA-ta SE-la
Exegesis
A parallel clause presents vaareshet sefatav {וַאֲרֶשֶׁת שְׂפָתָיו | waʾărešet śəp̄ātāw} “and the request of his lips” before bal manatta {בַּל־מָנַעְתָּ | bal mānattā} “you did not withhold,” where bal functions as an emphatic negation underscoring abundant generosity.
Root and etymology
“lip, speech”
In context — Psalm 21:2
You have given him the desire of his heart , and you have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 21:2, so the Hebrew word שְׂפָתָ֗יו (sefatav) 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.21.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.2.W6.S1) and character.