H8193 שָׂפָה (sâphâh) — the lip (as a natural boundary)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8193

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Etymology: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת ; probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490 );

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words. band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

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