Psalm 22:7:5Ps.22.7.W5TABWLC Psalms 22:8
בְּשָׂפָ֗ה
besafa
“with the lip”
- Transliteration
- be-sa-FA
- Extended
- beh-saa-FAH
- IPA
- /bəsaːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the lip
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-sa-FA
- phraseyour reading level
yaf-e-TI-ru be-sa-FA
- clause
yaf-e-TI-ru be-sa-FA ya-NI-u ROSH
- sentence
KAL-RO-i yal-e-I-gu LI yaf-e-TI-ru be-sa-FA ya-NI-u ROSH
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect verbs yafṭîrû {יַפְטִירוּ | yaf-ṭî-rû} ‘open wide’ and yānî‘û {יָנִעוּ | yān-î-‘û} ‘shake’ govern the metonymic lip (bə-sāp̄ā-h {בְּשָׂפָה | bə-sāp̄ā-h} ‘lip’) and head (rōš {רֹאשׁ | rōš} ‘head’) respectively, depicting a progression from verbal to physical derision. The sequence of Qal and Hiphil verbs intensifies the mockery, and in translation the causative Hiphil sense is conveyed with active English verbs while smoothing the word order for readability.
Root and etymology
š-p-hShin–Pe–He
“lip”
In context — Psalm 22:7
All who see me mock me; they open wide their lips and shake their heads at me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 22:7, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׂפָ֗ה (besafa) 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.22.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.7.W5.S1) and character.