שָׂפָה

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H8193

Transliteration: sâphâh

Pronunciation: saw-faw'

Definition: band

Original: שׂפת שׂפה

Transliteration: śâphâh śepheth

Phonetic: saw-faw'

BDB Definition:

lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
1. lip (as body part)
2. language
3. edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

Origin: probably from H5595" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5595 or H8192" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5490)

TWOT entry: 2278a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

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