Hebrew · H1697, H8193 · unreviewed

דְּבַר שְׂפָתֵימוֹ

A word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause · the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

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דָּבָר H1697 a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
Pronunciation dāḇār
Word that moves from speech to action: what is spoken becomes a matter of real consequence and effect.
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שָׂפָה H8193 the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Pronunciation saphah
Lip as boundary extends metaphorically to language and edges, treating speech as a defining perimeter of identity.
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What does דְּבַר שְׂפָתֵימוֹ (devar sephateimo) mean in the Bible?

דָּבָר · שָׂפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "word of their lips".

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Meaning

word of their lips
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