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H8193

שָׂפָה שֶׂפֶת


saphah (saw-faw') (or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}) n-f.
1. the lip (as a natural boundary)
2. (by implication) language
3. (by analogy) a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
[probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination]
KJV: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Root(s): H5595, H8192
Compare: H5490
H5595
H8192