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

H8193
Hebrew
שָׂפָה
sâphâhsaw-faw'
Noun Feminine

Definition

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

Etymology

or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from H5595 (סָפָה) or H8192 (שָׁפָה) through the idea of termination (compare H5490 (סוֹף));

KJV Translations

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

Occurrences164
Frequency Rank#219

Verse Usage

This word appears 164 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.