Saphah

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 8193

Original Word	Word Origin
hpX	probably from (05595) or (08192) through the idea of termination (compare (05490))
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Saphah	TWOT - 2278a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
saw-faw'	Noun Feminine

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)

NAS Word Usage - Total: 176

babbling 2, bank 10, binding 2, brim 9, edge 17, empty 2, gossip* 1, language 6, lip 1, lip service 1, lips 100, mere 1, seashore* 7, shore 1, speech 12, talk 1, talkative 1, words 2

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	7
Exodus	13
Leviticus	1
Numbers	3
Deuteronomy	3
Joshua	4
Judges	2
1 Samuel	2
1 Kings	5
2 Kings	3
2 Chronicles	3
Job	12
Psalms	28
Proverbs	45
Ecclesiastes	1
Solomon	4
Isaiah	12
Jeremiah	1
Lamentations	1
Ezekiel	7
Daniel	2
Hosea	1
Habakkuk	1
Zephaniah	1
Malachi	2

Total	164

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Saphah". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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