שָׂפָה

sâphâh · Hebrew · Strong's H8193 · 175 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “side”

What it means

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

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

How the KJV renders it

band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, seashore, side, speech, talk, words

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“side”

also renders dexiós (G1188), pleurá (G4125), méros (G3313), ʼâchôwr (H268), yâmîyn (H3225), yârêk (H3409), kôh (H3541), kâthêph (H3802), môthen (H4975), pêʼâh (H6285), tsêlâʻ (H6763), tsâphôwn (H6828), qedem (H6924), rebaʻ (H7253), shᵉṭar (H7859)

“band”

also renders desmón (G1199), speîra (G4686), zeuktēría (G2202), sýndesmos (G4886), ʼêçûwr (H612), ʼĕçûwr (H613), chebel (H2256), chartsubbâh (H2784), môwçêr (H4147), môwshᵉkâh (H4189), ʻăbôth (H5688), rôʼsh (H7218)

“speech”

also renders laliá (G2981), lógos (G3056), ʼêmer (H561), ʼômer (H562), ʼimrâh (H565), dâbâr (H1697), hămullâh (H1999), shêmaʻ (H8088)

“talk”

also renders homiléō (G3656), laléō (G2980), lógos (G3056), dâbar (H1696), dâbâr (H1697), hâgâh (H1897), sîyach (H7878), sîyach (H7879)

“border”

also renders kráspedon (G2899), hórion (G3725), gᵉbûwl (H1366), gᵉlîylâh (H1552), kânâph (H3671), tôwtsâʼâh (H8444), tôwr (H8447)

“bank”

also renders trápeza (G5132), gâdâh (H1415), gidyâh (H1428), çôlᵉlâh (H5550)

“language”

also renders diálektos (G1258), dâbâr (H1697), lâshôwn (H3956), lishshân (H3961)

“edge”

also renders stóma (G4750), tsûwr (H6697), qetsev (H7099)

“lip”

also renders cheîlos (G5491), sâphâm (H8222)

“binding”

also renders ʼĕçâr (H632)

“brim”

also renders ánō (G507)

Where it appears

175 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Kings 4:29 HNcfsc1 Kings 7:23 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 7:24 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 7:26 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 9:26 HNcfsc1 Samuel 1:13 HNcfdc/Sp3fs1 Samuel 13:5 HNcfsc2 Chronicles 4:2 HNcfsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 4:5 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 8:17 HNcfsc2 Kings 2:13 HNcfsc2 Kings 18:20 HNcfda2 Kings 19:28 HR/Ncfdc/Sp2msDaniel 10:16 HNcfdc/Sp1csDaniel 12:5 HR/NcfscDeuteronomy 2:36 HNcfscDeuteronomy 4:48 HNcfscDeuteronomy 23:23 HNcfdc/Sp2msEcclesiastes 10:12 HC/NcfpcExodus 2:3 HNcfscExodus 6:12 HNcfdaExodus 6:30 HNcfdaExodus 7:15 HNcfscExodus 14:30 HNcfscExodus 26:4 HNcfscExodus 26:10 HNcfscExodus 28:26 HNcfsc/Sp3msExodus 28:32 HNcfsaExodus 36:11 HNcfscExodus 36:17 HNcfscExodus 39:19 HNcfsc/Sp3msExodus 39:23 HNcfsaEzekiel 3:5 HNcfsaEzekiel 3:6 HNcfsaEzekiel 36:3 HNcfscEzekiel 43:13 HNcfsc/Sp3fsEzekiel 47:6 HNcfscEzekiel 47:7 HNcfscEzekiel 47:12 HNcfsc/Sp3msGenesis 11:1 HNcfsaGenesis 11:6 HC/NcfsaGenesis 11:7 HNcfscGenesis 11:9 HNcfscGenesis 22:17 HNcfscGenesis 41:3 HNcfscGenesis 41:17 HNcfscHabakkuk 3:16 HNcfdc/Sp1csHosea 14:2 HNcfdc/Sp1cpIsaiah 6:5 HNcfdaIsaiah 6:7 HNcfdc/Sp2msIsaiah 11:4 HNcfdc/Sp3msIsaiah 19:18 HNcfscIsaiah 28:11 HNcfsaIsaiah 29:13 HC/R/Ncfdc/Sp3msIsaiah 30:27 HNcfdc/Sp3msIsaiah 33:19 HNcfsaIsaiah 36:5 HNcfdaIsaiah 37:29 HR/Ncfdc/Sp2msIsaiah 57:19 HNcfdaIsaiah 59:3 HNcfpc/Sp2mp

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.