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שָׂפָם H8222

H8222 is the Hebrew word שָׂפָם, transliterated sâphâm and said saw-fawm'. The King James Version most often renders it lips.

Word: שָׂפָםTransliteration: sâphâmSaid: saw-fawm'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

the beard (as a lippiece).

Where it comes from

from H8193 (שָׂפָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lips 3×upper lip 1×beard 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: beard, (upper) lip.

Verses using שָׂפָם

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 13:45 · KJV

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

2 Samuel 19:24 · KJV

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

Ezekiel 24:17 · KJV

Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

Ezekiel 24:22 · KJV

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

Micah 3:7 · KJV

Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8222 mean?

H8222 is the Hebrew word שָׂפָם (sâphâm), meaning the beard (as a lippiece).

How is H8222 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lips (3 times), upper lip (1 time), beard (1 time).

How many times does H8222 appear in the Bible?

שָׂפָם (sâphâm) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8222 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8193 (שָׂפָה).

Nearby entries

H8219 · שְׁפֵלָה — Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the…H8220 · שִׁפְלוּת — remissness H8221 · שְׁפָם — Shepham, a place in or near Palestine H8223 · שָׁפָם — Shapham, an Israelite H8224 · שִׂפְמוֹת — Siphmoth, a place in Palestine H8225 · שִׁפְמִי — a Shiphmite or inhabitant of Shepham

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