# שָׂפָם (safam)

Israeli respelling: sa-fam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8222. 5 Old Testament occurrences.

the beard (as a lippiece)

King James renderings: beard, (upper) lip.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/safam-h8222

## Occurrences

- [Leviticus 13:45](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/13/45) — 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 shal…
- [2 Samuel 19:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/19/24) — 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 clothe…
- [Ezekiel 24:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/24/17) — 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…
- [Ezekiel 24:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/24/22) — And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
- [Micah 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/3/7) — Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.