Hebrew Strong's Lexicon
H8193
Lemma: שָׂפָה
Transliteration: saw-faw'
Definition: or (in dual and plural) sepheth; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סï‹×£); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV Definition: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words
Verse usage
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Habakuk 3:16
NASB
I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise [who] will invade us.
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Sofonias 3:9
NASB
"For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, That all of them may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
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Malakias 2:6
NASB
"True instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many back from iniquity.
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Malakias 2:7
NASB
"For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.