What does שָׂפָה · כְּנַעַן mean in the Bible?
שָׂפָה · כְּנַעַן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "language of Canaan".
Hebrew · H8193, H3667
שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן
The lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) · Kenaan , a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
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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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כְּנַעַן H3667 Kenaan , a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
Pronunciation kenaan
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What does שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן (śĕphaṯ kĕnaʿan) mean in the Bible?
שָׂפָה · כְּנַעַן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "language of Canaan".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8193, H3667?
H8193, H3667 is connected to 271 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. language of Canaan
Strong's H8193, H3667
Lexical occurrences 271 verses Source Gloss
language of Canaan
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן is built from these roots:
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Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain