שָׂפָם
safam · mustache
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8222 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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safam (שָׂפָם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “mustache”.
The beard covering the upper lip.
How to say it
sa·fam
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The hair on the upper lip.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Leviticus 13:45
And the leper who has the sore —his garments shall be torn, and the hair of his head shall hang loose, and he shall cover himself up to the mustache and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
- 2 Samuel 19:24
Mephibosheth, son of Saul, came down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache, and his clothes he had not washed from the day the king went away until the day that he came in peace.
- Ezekiel 24:17
Groan in silence; mourning for the dead you shall not make; your headdress bind on yourself, and your sandals put on your feet, and you shall not cover your mustache, and bread of men you shall not eat.”
- Ezekiel 24:22
And you will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and bread of men you will not eat;
- Micah 3:7
And the seers will be ashamed, and the diviners will be embarrassed, and they will cover the mustache, all of them, for there is no answer from Elohim.”