שָׂפָה

Derivation

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

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

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

Translated as

lips (93), bank (10), edge (8), brim (8), language (7), shore (5), speech (5), brink (4), border (3), side (3), vain (2), lip (2), prating (2), binding (1), band (1), other (1), talk (1)

Where it appears

Found in 145 verses

Senesi

11:1, 11:6, 11:7, 11:9, 22:17, 41:3, 41:17

ʻEkisotosi

6:30, 7:15, 26:4, 26:10, 28:26, 28:32, 36:11, 36:17, 39:19, 39:23

Levitiko

5:4

Nomipā

30:6, 30:8, 30:12

Teutalonome

2:36, 4:48, 23:23

Siosiua

11:4, 12:2, 13:9, 13:16

Fakamaau

7:12, 7:22

1 Samuela

1:13, 13:5

1 Tuʻi

4:29, 7:23, 7:24, 7:26, 9:26

2 Tuʻi

2:13, 18:20, 19:28

2 Meʻa Hokohoko

4:2, 4:5, 8:17

Siope

8:21, 11:2, 12:20, 15:6, 16:5, 23:12, 27:4, 32:20, 33:3

Saame

12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 17:4, 21:2, 22:7, 31:18, 34:13, 40:9, 45:2, 51:15, 59:7, 59:12, 63:3, 66:14, 71:23, 81:5, 119:13, 119:171, 120:2 + 2 more

Lea Fakatātā

4:24, 5:2, 5:3, 7:21, 8:6, 10:8, 10:10, 10:13, 10:18, 10:19, 10:21, 10:32, 12:13, 12:19, 12:22, 13:3, 14:3, 14:7, 14:23, 15:7 + 19 more

Tangata Malanga

10:12

Hiva ʻa Solomone

4:3, 4:11, 5:13, 7:9

ʻIsaia

6:5, 6:7, 11:4, 19:18, 28:11, 29:13, 30:27, 33:19, 36:5, 37:29, 57:19, 59:3

Selemaia

17:16

Tangilāulau

3:62

ʻIsikieli

3:5, 3:6, 36:3, 43:13, 47:6, 47:7, 47:12

Taniela

10:16, 12:5

Hapakuki

3:16

Sefanaia

3:9

Malakai

2:6, 2:7