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It is used in the context of personal grooming and appearance, often associated with cultural practices regarding cleanliness and ritual purity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the grooming of facial hair, including the mustache, was often linked to religious and social customs. The Israelites had specific laws regarding cleanliness and appearance, which were sometimes symbolic of inner purity and holiness. The mustache, as part of facial hair, could be subject to these regulations, especially in the context of mourning or disease, such as leprosy, where covering the upper lip was a sign of being unclean (Leviticus 13:45).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm">saphah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>mustache<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>mouths (1), mustache (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שָׂפָם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>moustache</b></font> (compare N Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb097401.gif"> <em>rete</em>; on meaning and form see Thes Ol<sup>408</sup> Kö<sup>ii. 73</sup>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a> +, suffix <font class="hebrew2">שְׂפָמוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19-25.htm">2 Samuel 19:25</a>; — <em>moustache:</em> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עָשָׂה שׂ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19-25.htm">2 Samuel 19:25</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">μύστάξ</font>) i.e. trim it; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עָטָה עַלשֿׂ</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17,22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45</a> (P; see I. <font class="hebrew2">עטה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font>). <p><font class="hebrew2">שִׂמַּח</font> see III. <font class="hebrew2">ספח</font>. <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׂמָּח</font> see II. <font class="hebrew2">ספח</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">ִשׂפְמוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30-28.htm">1 Samuel 30:28</a> see <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שִׁפ</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">שׂפן</font> see <font class="hebrew2">ספן</font>. I. <font class="hebrew2">שׂפק</font>, <font class="hebrew2">שֶׂ֫פֶק</font> see <font class="hebrew2">ספק</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>beard, upper lip <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm">saphah</a>; the beard (as a lip-piece) -- beard, (upper) lip. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm">saphah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שְׂפָמ֗וֹ שָׂפָ֔ם שָׂפָ֖ם שָׂפָם֙ שפם שפמו śā·p̄ām saFam śāp̄ām śə·p̄ā·mōw sefaMo śəp̄āmōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/13-45.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 13:45</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פָר֔וּעַ וְעַל־ <b> שָׂפָ֖ם </b> יַעְטֶ֑ה וְטָמֵ֥א ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he shall cover <span class="itali">his mustache</span> and cry,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he shall put a covering <span class="itali">upon his upper lip,</span> and shall cry,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-45.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall be uncovered and <span class="itali">his mustache</span> shall cover Unclean<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/19-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 19:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹא־ עָשָׂ֣ה <b> שְׂפָמ֗וֹ </b> וְאֶת־ בְּגָדָיו֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nor trimmed <span class="itali">his mustache,</span> nor washed<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor trimmed <span class="itali">his beard,</span> nor washed<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/19-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor trimmed <span class="itali">his mustache</span> his clothes nor<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/24-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 24:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַעְטֶה֙ עַל־ <b> שָׂפָ֔ם </b> וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and do not cover <span class="itali">[your] mustache</span> and do not eat<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and cover <span class="itali">not [thy] lips,</span> and eat<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cover and <span class="itali">mustache</span> the bread of men<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/24-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 24:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָשִׂ֑יתִי עַל־ <b> שָׂפָם֙ </b> לֹ֣א תַעְט֔וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you will not cover <span class="itali">[your] mustache</span> and you will not eat<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shall not cover <span class="itali">[your] lips,</span> nor eat<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have done and <span class="itali">mustache</span> you will not cover<p><b><a href="/text/micah/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעָט֥וּ עַל־ <b> שָׂפָ֖ם </b> כֻּלָּ֑ם כִּ֛י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cover <span class="itali">[their] mouths</span> Because<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yea, they shall all cover <span class="itali">their lips;</span> for [there is] no answer<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cover and <span class="itali">mouths</span> will all Because<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8222.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8222.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8222<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/safam_8222.htm">śā·p̄ām — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sefamo_8222.htm">śə·p̄ā·mōw — 1 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