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Strong's Exhausive Concised Dictionary - שָׂפָה

שָׂפָה

H8193

Transliteration: sâphâh

Pronunciation: saw-faw'

Definition: band


שָׂפָה (sâphâh | saw-faw')
[Heb] שָׂפָה OSHL: u.bw.ab TWOT: 2278a GK: H8557" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8557 Greek: γλῶσσα, λόγος, μέρος, στόμα, φωνή, χεῖλος
Derivation: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סֹוף);
Strong's: the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

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