What does דָּלַק · χεῖλος mean in the Bible?
דָּלַק · χεῖλος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "enthusiastic or burning speech".
Hebrew · H1814, G5491
שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים
To flame (literally or figuratively) · a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
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דָּלַק H1814 to flame (literally or figuratively)
χεῖλος G5491 a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
Pronunciation cheîlos
Lip as organ of speech; metaphorically, edge or boundary of physical objects like shorelines.
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What does שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים (sefatayim doleqim) mean in the Bible?
דָּלַק · χεῖλος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "enthusiastic or burning speech".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1814, G5491?
H1814, G5491 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. enthusiastic or burning speech
Source Gloss
enthusiastic or burning speech
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 24:10 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Perfect Gen 31:36 1×
Participle active Prov 26:23 1×
Imperfect Ps 10:2 1×
Word Origins
שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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