What does שָׂפָם mean in the Bible?
שָׂפָם is a Hebrew word meaning "the beard (as a lip-piece )".
Hebrew · H8222
שָׂפָם
The beard (as a lip-piece )
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שָׂפָם H8222
What does שָׂפָם mean in the Bible?
שָׂפָם is a Hebrew word meaning "the beard (as a lip-piece )".
Full entry for שָׂפָם (H8222) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8222?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [your] lips (2), his mouth (1), his mustache (1), their mouths (1).
Where does שָׂפָם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), 2 Samuel (1), Leviticus (1), Micah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [your] lips 2× Ezekiel 24:17, Ezekiel 24:22
his mouth 1× Leviticus 13:45
his mustache 1× 2 Samuel 19:24
their mouths 1× Micah 3:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 13:45 שָׂפָ֖ם to his mouth Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 19:24 שְׂפָמ֗וֹ to his mustache Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Ezekiel 24:17 שָׂפָ֔ם to [your] lips Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 24:22 שָׂפָם֙ to [your] lips Noun - masculine singular Micah 3:7 שָׂפָ֖ם to their mouths Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:45
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 2 Samuel 1 Ezekiel 2 Micah 1
Source forms
שָׂפָ֖ם 2x śā·p̄ām Leviticus 13:45, Micah 3:7
שָׂפָ֔ם 1x śā·p̄ām Ezekiel 24:17
שָׂפָם֙ 1x śā·p̄ām Ezekiel 24:22
שְׂפָמ֗וֹ 1x śə·p̄ā·mōw 2 Samuel 19:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 13:45, Ezekiel 24:17, Ezekiel 24:22
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Micah 3:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 19:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the beard (as a lip-piece )
Source Gloss
the beard (as a lip-piece )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the beard (as a lip-piece) BDB: moustache Usage: beard, (upper) lip.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׂפָם is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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