Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8222 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׂפָם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H8193 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | sapham |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | saw-fawm' |
| Meaning: | 1. the beard (as a lip-piece) |
| KJV Renderings: | beard, (upper) lip. |
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שָׂפָם noun [masculine] moustache (compare N Syriac [untranscribed source text 5315] rete; on meaning and form see Thes Ol408 Köii. 73); — absolute ׳ שׂ Mic 3:7 +, suffix שְׂפָמוֺ 2Sam 19:25 — moustache: ׳ עָשָׂה שׂ 2Sam 19:25 ( ᵐ5 μύστάξ) i.e. trim it; ׳ עָטָה עַלשֿׂ Mic 3:7; Ezek 24:17; Ezek 24:22; Lev 13:45 ( P ; see I. עטה 1).
שִׂפַּח see III. ספח . מִשְׂפָּח see II. ספח .
ִשׂפְמוֺת 1Sam 30:28 see ׳ שִׁפ.
שׂפן see ספן . I. שׂפק, שֶׂ֫פֶק see ספק .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
